Search Results for: slavery

The Importance of Sarah Forten’s Abolitionist Poetry

May 8, 2018May 13, 2018 Adam McNeil Philadelphia, race, racism

Depictions of slavery in the United States have captivated audiences for centuries. In honor of the recent National Poetry Month

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Performance Traditions and the “Mardi Gras Indians” in New Orleans

May 5, 2018May 13, 2018 Matthew Teutsch African Diaspora, New Orleans, religion, slave trade

Countless theories surround the history of the “Mardi Gras Indians,” Black organizations in New Orleans that don suits inspired by

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The Role of Water in African American History

May 4, 2018May 13, 2018 Tyler Parry slave trade

Flint, Michigan continues to confront a water crisis that, by all accounts, is a human tragedy. In 2014, the state of

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African American Civil War Soldiers: An Interview with John Clegg

May 3, 2018May 13, 2018 Guy Emerson Mount digital media

This month, I had the opportunity to speak with John Clegg, founder of African American Civil War Soldiers, a new website that is

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Black Lives, Policing, and Historical Memory

May 2, 2018May 5, 2018 Samantha Bryant black lives matter, police brutality, police violence, Resistance

On April 8, 2018, Danville police responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman. The woman accused

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