Search Results for: Black Radical Tradition

The Historical Roots of Blues Music

May 9, 2018May 15, 2018 Lamont Pearley Sr. Great Migration, Mississippi, music, slavery

Contrary to what some people believe, the blues is not “slave music.” Although it was cultivated by the descendants of slaves,

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Claiming Freedom: A New Book on the Transition from Slavery to Emancipation in Georgia

April 16, 2018April 21, 2018 Keisha N. Blain economic justice, Georgia

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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#AAIHS2018: Reflecting on the Past’s Presence 3.0

April 11, 2018April 13, 2018 Phillip Luke Sinitiere Activism, black intellectual history, black internationalism, black politics, Black radicalism, Black women

I’m grateful to continue the tradition of offering an AAIHS conference summary again this year, as I did in 2016

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“Free the Land!”: Fifty Years of the Republic of New Afrika

April 10, 2018April 30, 2018 Dan Berger black nationalism, Black radicalism, self-determination

An impressive assortment of Black radicals gathered to sign the Declaration of Independence. It was not Philadelphia 1776, of course,

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Islam, Art, and Intersectional Identity

April 9, 2018April 13, 2018 Alaina Morgan Activism, art, Islam

Until recently, when I thought of Islamic art I thought immediately of structures like the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain. Now

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