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Bail Funds, Buying Freedom, and a History of Abolition

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 Julia W. Bernier abolition, abolitionism, Prison Abolition

In recent months bail funds have gained unprecedented popularity as a way to redistribute funds to release protesters arrested in

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More than Diversity— A Call to Action from University of Chicago Faculty

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 AAIHS Editors abolition, Activism, black protest, boycott, education, reparations, Resistance, strike

This abridged document has been edited for brevity.  The full letter can be read here. To pledge your support for

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A New Book on Plantation Coffee in Jamaica, 1790-1848

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 AAIHS Editors economic history, Jamaica, slavery

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

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Dressing the Body: Performance, Play, & Queerness, a Photo Essay

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020 Temar France #NewBlackSurrealisms, art, Black Queer Identity

*This post is part of our New Black Surrealisms series organized by Tiffany E. Barber and Jerome Dent and features

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The World That Fear Made: A New Book on Slave Revolts and Conspiracies in Early America

July 24, 2020July 23, 2020 AAIHS Editors slavery, South, 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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