“Americans Have Carried American Hatred”: Black Intellectuals, Imperialism and Policing
“Don’t you see no connection between atom-bomb-dropping in Japan and shin-kicking in Virginia?” asked Simple. “No direct connection,” I said.
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Top Five in Bad Times (+ Bonus Track)
This has been an especially difficult few weeks for those with any investment in social justice, black families and black
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“One Continuous Graveyard”: Emancipation and the Birth of the Professional Police Force
This is a guest post by Keri Leigh Merritt, a historian of the 19th c. American South. She received her
Read moreThe “N-word”: Finding Clarity in a Redundant Debate
The following is a guest post co-authored by Tyler Parry and Clayton Finn. Parry is Assistant Professor of African American
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Is Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Stamped from the Beginning?
This post was inspired by Professor Ibram X. Kendi’s insightful AAIHS critique of Professor Joy DeGruy’s equally insightful book Post
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