Selma, The Clergy, and the Limits of Solidarity
The church has traditionally been a fundamental part of African American life, a space which could provide stability, strength, and
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Voting rights
Local Politics and Black Freedom After the Civil War
On June 4, 1870 Joshua C. Legree opened an account with the Savannah, Georgia branch of the Freedmen’s Bank. Three
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Poll Power: A New Book about the Voter Education Project
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Jim Crow North: A New Book about Segregation and Struggle outside the South
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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African American Presidential Politics and the Black Radical Imagination
In March 1969, at a grade school in Washington, D.C., an eclectic audience gathered to celebrate the inauguration of comedian
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