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Black Identity and the Power of Self-Naming

September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black lives matter, education, Resistance

Black identity is the most political social identity used to identify people of African descent in the United States. The

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Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII

September 9, 2021September 8, 2021 Tony Pecinovsky African Diaspora, black politics, Black radicalism

It has been argued that the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) neglected the struggle for African American equality during World War

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The Pittsburgh Courier’s Discursive Power, 1910-1940

September 8, 2021September 6, 2021 Adam Lee Cilli black intellectual history, black protest

“A Negro seaman whose ship was then in Boston Harbor was the first martyr in the cause of American independence,”

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AAIHS Announcement: Welcome to the Incoming Executive Board!

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 AAIHS Editors

We are excited to announce the newly elected Executive Board officers of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)! Each

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#AAIHS2022: Call for Papers–A Virtual Conference

August 23, 2021October 1, 2021 AAIHS Editors

The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)’s Seventh Annual Conference Everyday Practices, Memory Making, and Local Spaces March 11-12, 2022 

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