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The Illusion of Progress in the Story of American Democracy

May 29, 2018June 5, 2018 Rebecca Brenner Graham black intellectual history, democracy, Frederick Douglass, literature, Politics, slavery, W.E.B. Du Bois

The word progress is central to contemporary political rhetoric. Self-described progressives work toward what they see as positive change. Meanwhile, a

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Afro-Latin American Studies: A New Book on an Emerging Field

May 28, 2018June 5, 2018 Keisha N. Blain Afro-Brazilians, Afro-Latin, Brazil, Cuba

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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The Complexities and Contradictions of the Nation of Islam

May 21, 2018May 26, 2018 Asia Leeds #PromiseofPatriarchy, black nationalism, Black women, Nation of Islam, religion

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy  In The Promise of Patriarchy: Women

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Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History

May 18, 2018May 22, 2018 Sasha Turner Civil War, landownership, slavery

The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History opens up with a list of chattel—the names

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Black Male Genius and the Distortion of Black History

May 17, 2018May 22, 2018 Nicole Jackson Black women, hip hop, music, slavery

In the aftermath of Kanye West’s recent media blitz, there was considerable media attention paid to his parroting and amplifying

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