Search Results for: Black Radical Tradition

Slavery, the 13th Amendment, and Mass Incarceration: A Response to Patrick Rael

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 Dennis R. Childs 13th Amendment, convict leasing

This post is a rebuttal to Patrick Rael’s “Demystifying the 13th Amendment and Its Impact on Mass Incarceration.” Dear Professor

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Remembering the Grenada Revolution: A Review of David Scott’s Omens of Adversity

November 29, 2016November 27, 2016 Paul Hébert Grenada, trauma

Scholars are increasingly turning their attention to the Grenada revolution, a critical event in the history of West Indian radical

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The Distinction Between Slavery and Race in U.S. History

November 27, 2016November 25, 2016 Patrick Rael Constitution, Electoral College

The history of the Electoral College is receiving a lot of attention. Pieces like this one, which explores “the electoral

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Centering New Negro Politics in the Jim Crow South

November 22, 2016November 20, 2016 J. T. Roane Garveyism, South, Virginia

Far too often, the South, and especially the Black South connote backwardness in the imaginations of scholars and activists alike.

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Sitting Shiva: Mourning and Anger in Trump’s America

November 15, 2016November 14, 2016 Patrick Rael freedom

I’ve spent most of my life now studying my country’s history, and in particular the ways it has so consistently,

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