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Searching for Lucy Parsons: A Racial Riddle

March 22, 2015March 24, 2015 Lauren Kientz Anderson Chicago

This is a guest post by Emily England, a senior history and anthropology double major with a museum studies minor

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June Jordan, “Bringing Back the Person,” and a Call to Community

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Rhon Manigault-Bryant

“Body and Soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be

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Time, Space, and Memory at Whitney Plantation

March 14, 2015March 15, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson slavery

On February 28, 2015, the last day of Black History Month 2015 (or Black Future Month as the #blacklivesmatter and

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“Ask Forgiveness from Dessalines:” Debating Haitian Independence on the Eve of Occupation

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Brandon Byrd Assimilationism, Haiti, imperialism, William Pickens

This is the third entry in a series on the centennial of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. The previous post

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Women’s History Month: The Legacy of the Fight over the 15th Amendment

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015 Noelle Trent Fifteenth Amendment, Frederick Douglass

                     During the past week, Patricia Arquette’s comments during her Oscars acceptance speech have ignited debate across

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