Accepting Submissions for the 2026 Pauli Murray Book Prize
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Pauli Murray Book Prize. Named after lawyer,
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Dominican Crossroads: An Interview with Christina C. Davidson
In today’s post, Kiana Knight, a PhD candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University, interviews interdisciplinary historian Christiana C. Davidson about
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Announcing the AAIHS 2025 Award Winners
We are pleased to announce the 2025 AAIHS award winners—recipients of the Pauli Murray Book Prize, the Maria Stewart Journal Article
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Black Washingtonians in the Fight for Equality: An Interview with Maurice Jackson
In today’s post, Dr. Robert Greene II, assistant professor of history at Claflin University and President of AAIHS, interviews historian
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How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made
John Custis IV was in the upper crust of colonial Virginia. The planter and politician turned sixty in 1738, and
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