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Commemorating Slavery in Nantes, France: Material and Virtual Traces

May 26, 2017May 30, 2017 Nathan Dize African Diaspora, France, slave trade

On a recent research trip to Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of France, I came across two particular sites where

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Ideas in Unexpected Places: Why a Marketplace Intellectual Life Still Matters

May 23, 2017May 25, 2017 Davarian Baldwin #AAIHS2017, black intellectual history, conference

This post is a condensed version of Davarian Baldwin‘s keynote address at the 2017 AAIHS conference at Vanderbilt University. ***

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The Young Historians Project in Britain, Part II: An Interview with Aleema Gray and Amelia Francis

May 20, 2017May 23, 2017 Tiffany Florvil Activism, African Diaspora, Blacks in Britain, Caribbean

This month I interviewed Aleema Gray and Amelia Francis about their involvement with the Young Historians Project, a non-profit organization

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Centering and Sustaining Us through Education

May 19, 2017May 22, 2017 Guest Poster education, pedagogy

by Django Paris & H. Samy Alim    Across the centuries, countless philosophers and teachers—and legions of students—have asked that

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The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown

May 15, 2017May 17, 2017 Ashleigh Gordon Black women, music, racism

In today’s post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort,

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