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James Baldwin and the 1980s: A New Book on the Iconic Writer’s Last Decade

May 2, 2018May 5, 2018 Phillip Luke Sinitiere black intellectual history, Gender

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

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The Capitalist Foundations of Racialization

April 30, 2018May 5, 2018 Charisse Burden-Stelly colonialism, economic justice, slave trade

Racialization—one process of regulating, organizing, and subjecting populations through capital and labor—is integral to and endemic in the capitalist world-system. It

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“Free the Land!”: Fifty Years of the Republic of New Afrika

April 10, 2018April 30, 2018 Dan Berger black nationalism, Black radicalism, self-determination

An impressive assortment of Black radicals gathered to sign the Declaration of Independence. It was not Philadelphia 1776, of course,

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Milwaukee: 200 Nights and a Tragedy

April 2, 2018April 7, 2018 Mark Speltz Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. The tragic murder of Dr.

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Online Forum: Martin Luther King Jr. and American Cities

March 25, 2018April 3, 2018 AAIHS Editors Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities

Black Perspectives, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on Martin Luther King Jr. and American Cities. Organized

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