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African American Freedom and the Illusive “Forty Acres and a Mule”

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Karen Cook Bell economic justice, landownership, race, racism, reconstruction, Resistance, South

On August 18, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Experts of People of African Descent determined that the history

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Medical Bondage: A New Book on Race, Gender, and Gynecology

November 15, 2017November 18, 2017 Julie Hawks gynecology, medical experimentation, medicine

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

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The Marxist Proposition, Claudia Jones, and Black Nationalism

November 1, 2017November 4, 2017 Denise Lynn black nationalism, Black October, Claudia Jones, Marxism, Russia

This post is part of our online forum, “Black October,” on the Russian Revolution and the African Diaspora Many in the American

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Zeek Burse’s “Broke Man” and the Legacy of the Radical Blues

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, music

On his 2017 album XXII, vocal artist Zeek Burse features Paralee Knight on a track Knight co-wrote called “Broke Man.” The song moves

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Interracial Intimacy in America: An Interview with Sheryll Cashin

October 23, 2017October 26, 2017 Melody Shaff Interracial relationships

In today’s post, Melody Shaff, a student in Political Science at Boston University, interviews Sheryll D. Cashin about her new book Loving: Interracial

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