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Black History Month, A Reflection and Defense

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015 Noelle Trent

As Black History month was approaching, I began to ponder the meaning of this occasion in our modern world. My

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Died of a theory

January 29, 2015February 1, 2015 Patrick Rael emancipation, Jefferson Davis

It’s been interesting to read the recent controversy over the existence and prevalence of “black Confederates” during the Civil War.

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Translating Blackness and Transcending Hierarchies of Belonging

September 13, 2023September 7, 2023 Crystal M. Fleming #TranslatingBlackness, African Diaspora, black internationalism, Frederick Douglass

This post is part of our online roundtable on Lorgia García Peña’s Translating Blackness. In the penultimate chapter of Translating Blackness:

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Military Service and Black Families During the Civil War

January 11, 2023January 6, 2023 Barbara A. Gannon #FamiliesCivilWar, #Roundtable, antebellum, Black Family, Civil War

This post is part of our online roundtable on Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s The Families’ Civil War. Somewhere in America today,

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Ideological Hegemony: A Precursor to Institutional Racism

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022 Bala James Baptiste Antonio Gramsci, ideology, Intellectualism, multiculturalism, Stuart Hall, white supremacy

Intellectuals advanced the concept of ideological hegemony, which is applicable to the establishment and change of relationships between Caucasians and

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