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Juneteenth and the Broader Black Freedom Struggle

June 25, 2021June 24, 2021 Giuliana Perrone Activism, black politics, Juneteenth

For the first time, this past June 19th the United States officially observed Juneteenth, a day traditionally celebrated by Black

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Ruminations on Juneteenth: Red as a Living Archive

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Endia Hayes Activism, African Diaspora, archives, Juneteenth, Resistance

                  (Black Unity Juneteenth Celebration, Eugene, Oregon, David Geitgey Sierralupe/flickr.com) On June

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Juneteenth and American Democracy

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Alexandra E. Stern American Civil War, black lives matter, democracy, emancipation, holidays, Juneteenth

                                       

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Postal Work and the Struggle for Black Freedom

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Rebecca Brenner Graham Activism, civil rights, Racial Violence, South, white supremacy

In late 1892, a railroad operator approached activist-journalist Ida B. Wells to inquire why the Black community of Memphis, Tennessee, had been

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The Historical Roots of Abolition in the Twenty-First Century

June 11, 2021June 9, 2021 Julia Bernier Activism, black radical tradition, Haiti, slavery, white supremacy

In June 2020 Mariame Kaba penned an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, “Yes We Literally Mean Abolish

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