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Black Lives Matter, Black Power, and the Role of White Allies

December 12, 2018December 24, 2018 Say Burgin Activism, black lives matter

The Movement for Black Lives has revived many familiar debates, one of which revolves around the question of the role

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More Than Just Words: Taking Antiracism Seriously

December 10, 2018December 24, 2018 Sasha Turner black intellectual history, race, racism, teaching

From bumper stickers and social media hashtags and memes, to think tanks and think pieces, the concept ‘antiracist’ has saturated

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On the Life of Black Abolitionist Anna Murray Douglass

November 29, 2018December 7, 2018 Leigh Fought Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass Forum

*This post is part of our online forum on the life of Frederick Douglass. “She drew around herself a certain reserve,” Rosetta

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Frederick Douglass and the United States Constitution

November 28, 2018December 3, 2018 Noelle Trent civil rights, Frederick Douglass Forum, Gender, race

*This post is part of our online forum on the life of Frederick Douglass. The United States Constitution has a powerful and

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Frederick Douglass’s Vision of America

November 27, 2018December 3, 2018 Neil Roberts black lives matter, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass Forum

*This post is part of our online forum on the life of Frederick Douglass. Fellow Citizens: I’m worried. Very worried. But don’t

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