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A More Beautiful and Terrible History: A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

January 22, 2018January 25, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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Prison Power: A New Book on the Role of Prisons in Black Liberation Struggles

January 20, 2018January 23, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi black politics, Black Power, Black Power Studies, prisons, white supremacy

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

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To Shape a New World: A New Book on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2018January 20, 2018 Keisha N. Blain imperialism, Martin Luther King Jr., Philosophy, reparations, social justice

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

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Josephine Butler and Environmental Activism in Washington, DC

January 13, 2018January 20, 2018 Jaimee A. Swift Black women, environmentalism, social justice

The first time I heard about Josephine Butler was when I stepped into the building named after her––the Josephine Butler

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Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A New Book on the Idea of Reparations

January 5, 2018January 8, 2018 Julie Hawks reparations

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

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