Beyond Today’s Vote: Constructions of Black Identity Then and Now
“The political and cultural identities of black people have never been reducible to a discrete and unified list of interests
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Forging Black Identities in Slavery and Freedom: An Interview with Alex Borucki
This month, I interviewed Alex Borucki about his new book, From Shipmates to Soldiers: Emerging Black Identities in the Río
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Dark Work: A New Book on the Business of Slavery in Rhode Island
This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing, which announces the publication of selected
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A Country of Their Own: An American Ex-Slave’s Search for Homeland in Panama
While wandering through the maze of microfilm one afternoon at the Archivo General de la Nación in Bogotá, Colombia, I
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The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Myth of Objectivity
By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One bachelor’s degree from
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