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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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Race After Technology

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Kendra Calhoun Jim Crow, racism, Resistance, technology

In February 2020, a Black woman tweeted about how Britain’s automated passport processing system deemed her photo unacceptable because her

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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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On “Looting” in an Apartheid State

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Navid Farnia anti-capitalism, Black radicalism, police violence

“In planning the direction and form that MK [umKhonto we Sizwe] would take, we considered four types of violent activities:

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