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On the Tragic Death of Tyre Nichols

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Hettie Williams black lives matter, police violence

  Don’t Cry Don’t shed a tear The time I shared with you will always be And when I’m gone,

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“The Families’ Civil War”: An Author’s Response

January 13, 2023January 9, 2023 Holly A. Pinheiro Jr. #FamiliesCivilWar, #Roundtable, Author Response, Black Family, Civil War

This post is part of our online roundtable on Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s The Families’ Civil War. Even though the Civil

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The African American History Survey as an Intellectual Product                                                     

December 20, 2022January 15, 2023 Sylvea Hollis black intellectual history, education, literature

Countless Alabama school children take part in an annual fourth-grade field trip that includes tours of the Alabama State Capitol

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“The times requires this testimony”: William Still’s The Underground Railroad

December 5, 2022December 4, 2022 Julia W. Bernier Activism, slavery

William Still, the leader of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (PAS) Vigilance Committee, kept meticulous records on the hundreds of women

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How Family History Opens New Archives

November 18, 2022November 15, 2022 Paula C. Austin with Catherine Nelson and Donna Payne Wilson #BlackFamily, black youth, D.C., Family history, Jim Crow, youth

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” Coming of Age

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