Search Results for: Civil War

Naming and Self-identification in the Black Community

March 29, 2021April 18, 2021 E. James West academic publishing, Activism, African American history, Black Power

Naming is a complicated business. Names play a vital role in defining group identity and the identity of individuals who

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The Life and Work of Mary Church Terrell

March 25, 2021April 18, 2021 Malaurie Pilatte Activism, black feminism, Black women, Jim Crow, Resistance

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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Julian Bond’s ‘Time to Teach’: An Interview with Jeanne Theoharis

March 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Say Burgin Activism, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, South, teaching

This is an interview with blogger Say Burgin and Jeanne Theoharis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of City

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For Generations, Black People have led Global Antiracist Movements

March 17, 2021March 8, 2021 Brenda Gayle Plummer

This year’s Black History Month comes in the aftermath of last summer’s global uprisings after the police killing of George Floyd.

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The Power of Dr. Gwendolyn Patton’s Autobiography

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Ashley Farmer Activism, Black Power, Black women, Civil Rights Movement, Racial Violence, Resistance

In 1967, Gwen Patton was driving to Montgomery, Alabama when her car started to rattle and stutter. She pulled over

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