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Easter 1942, A Reflection on the Double Victory Campaign

April 4, 2015April 5, 2015 Noelle Trent

Since this is the Easter holiday weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on another Easter 73 years

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“Black People and the Victorian Ethos:” Respectability Politics, Black Organizing, and Black Power

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Ashley Farmer

When someone is engaging in respectability politics, he or she is adopts the manners and morality of the dominant or

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“Ask Forgiveness from Dessalines:” Debating Haitian Independence on the Eve of Occupation

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Brandon Byrd Assimilationism, Haiti, imperialism, William Pickens

This is the third entry in a series on the centennial of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. The previous post

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On “Transpacific Antiracism”: An Interview with Yuichiro Onishi

February 26, 2015February 25, 2015 Keisha N. Blain Afro-Asia, Japan, W.E.B. Du Bois

This post is the second of a series on Afro-Asia in which I explore the myriad political strategies, alliances, and

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Questions You Might Have Opinions About: Self-critique, Language, The Nadir, and Historical Accuracy in a Film (*not Selma)

February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 Lauren Kientz Anderson

This post is a bit more informal than the carefully researched posts of my colleagues on this blog. I would

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