Search Results for: civil rights era

New Age Activism: Maria W. Stewart and Black Lives Matter

July 24, 2017July 29, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Activism, black intellectual history, black lives matter, Black women, Gender

The 1830s was the high-tide of Jacksonianism, an era many historians consider the nadir of early American history. Although universal

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Finding Toussaint L’Ouverture in Tennessee

July 20, 2017July 23, 2017 Brandon Byrd Black women, Haiti, slavery

In the summer of 1777, as musket balls flew about New York’s battlefields, José de Gálvez felt confident. The American

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African Women and Social Movements in Africa

July 18, 2017July 21, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Activism, Black women, Gender, Politics, Social Movements

While historical narratives have traditionally depicted the African continent and its people as inferior, scholars are actively challenging this pervasive rhetoric

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Writing an Organizational History of the Black Panthers: An Author’s Response

July 15, 2017July 21, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer #AAIHSRoundtable, #RevolutionHasCome, archives, Black Panther Party, Black Power, research

This post is part of our online roundtable on Robyn Spencer’s The Revolution Has Come Although I received my formal

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State Repression, Gender, and the Black Panthers

July 11, 2017July 15, 2017 Garrett Felber #AAIHSRoundtable, #RevolutionHasCome, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers

This post is part of our online roundtable on Robyn Spencer’s The Revolution Has Come In 1966, Huey Newton and

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