Struggle and Progress: A Framework for African American History
(Four books that synthesize African American history: To Make Our World Anew, edited by Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl
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#AAIHS2016: New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition (Day One)
Today is the first day of our conference, “New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition,” at the University of North
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On the Life and Times of Richard Pryor: An Interview with Scott Saul
This month, I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Professor Scott Saul on his recent book, Becoming Richard Pryor (New
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Bernie Sanders and Black Voters
The following guest post was written by David Weinfeld. He teaches United States history at the University of Toronto. He previously
Read moreRethinking Early Slave Literacy
Last month, I wrote about how slaves and free blacks appropriated Euro-American languages and their ability to use them to
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