Search Results for: Black Radical Tradition

Historical Amnesia and the Burden of the Euro-American Past in the Age of Trump

April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Donald Trump, racism, racist ideas, Trumpism

In the last 100 days since he began his presidency, President Trump’s administration has unleashed a powerful nativist movement anchored

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Rosa Parks and the Image of Respectability

April 26, 2017May 1, 2017 Katharina Fackler #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, racism

This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Since the day she

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Planning a Class Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

April 22, 2017April 25, 2017 Joshua Clark Davis Public History, teaching

“The trip to the museum was a humbling experience. I felt the weight of the collective experience of my ancestors—their

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Women Picturing Revolution: An Interview with Lesly Deschler-Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago

April 21, 2017April 24, 2017 L. Jonathan Collier Black women, Public History, racism

This month I interviewed Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago about their event Women Picturing Revolution: Focus on Africa and

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Wealth, Slavery, and the History of American Taxation

April 20, 2017April 22, 2017 Christopher F. Petrella taxes, wealth

Only a few days after Tax Day, many Americans still have Uncle Sam on their minds. Though the vast majority

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