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Black Women, the Civil War, and United States Colored Troops

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. Activism, Black women, Resistance

  In 1887, William J. Simmons, a United States Colored Troops (USCT) veteran turned historian, expressed his gratitude to Black

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Black Women and American Freedom in Revolutionary America

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Karen Cook Bell black intellectual history, Black women, Resistance

What is the price of freedom? Is it worth the cost if failure means a return to slavery or death?

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Black Power and Anti-Carceral State Infrastructure

July 12, 2021July 10, 2021 Joshua L. Crutchfield black lives matter, Black Power, Black radicalism, Black women

In 1991, Black radical activist Safiya Bukhari spoke to an audience and reflected on her decision to join the Harlem

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Black Health Care, Black Art: A Texas Perspective

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 Celeste Henery education, racism, teaching, white supremacy

Galveston, Texas, may best be remembered as the provenance of Juneteenth. However, in the universe of Black history, the island

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An Interview with Curator Kelli Morgan

July 7, 2021July 6, 2021 Julia Bernier African American Art, Art History, black feminism, black intellectual history, Black women

        In today’s post, Julia Wallace Bernier, a regular contributor to Black Perspectives, interviews Dr. Kelli Morgan,

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