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Resisting Racism and Islamophobia: Lessons from Muslim Slave Narratives

February 9, 2017February 13, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Haiti, marronage, racism, religion, slavery

The highly contested executive order that sought to deny citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States has

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“More and More Influential”: Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump

February 8, 2017February 12, 2017 Juliet Hooker Donald Trump, Frederick Douglass

As President Trump recently said on the occasion of Black History Month, Frederick Douglass “is being recognized by more and

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Never Caught: A New Book on George Washington’s Pursuit of His Runaway Slave

February 8, 2017February 11, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Black women, slavery

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

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Remembering Marcus Garvey Through Reggae

February 6, 2017June 26, 2017 Quito J. Swan black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Garveyism, Marcus Garvey, music

Listen to the music. February 6 marks the birthday of Bob Marley. Born in Jamaica in 1945, the Reggae icon

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History As A Communal Act: The History of Black History Month

February 1, 2017January 30, 2018 Stephen G. Hall black intellectual history

African Americans have always imagined and constructed history as a communal act. At the inception of the African American historical

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