The Historical Roots of Abolition in the Twenty-First Century
In June 2020 Mariame Kaba penned an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, “Yes We Literally Mean Abolish
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The Life and Work of Mary Church Terrell
As many across the U.S. were gearing up last year to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the nineteenth amendment and
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What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
In late 1969, Fred Hampton issued a call to defund the police, if in different terms than those currently in
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Registration is Open: AAIHS’ 6th Annual Conference
#AAIHS2021 The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)’s Sixth Annual Conference Conference Theme: The West March 19-20, 2021 A Virtual
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How Enslaved People Found A Pathway to Self-discovery
In 1837, Charles Ball published a memoir recounting his experience as one enslaved for forty years in the states of
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