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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise, Part II

December 20, 2016December 19, 2016 Patrick Rael Electoral College, emancipation

This is the second part of a two-part survey on the Electoral College, race, and slavery. This post explores the

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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise

December 19, 2016December 18, 2016 Patrick Rael Electoral College

The recent election has renewed interest in the history of the Electoral College, as evident in Christopher F. Petrella’s excellent

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From Standing Rock to Waller County: Repression, Resistance, And Environmental Justice

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016 Phillip Luke Sinitiere

One of the most visible environmental justice fights this year, among countless others like Flint’s ongoing water crisis, is in

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Hidden Human Computers: A New Young Adult Book on NASA’s Black Women

December 15, 2016January 2, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black feminism, black intellectual history, Black women, teaching

This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing that announces the publication of selected

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Activism and “Good Trouble” in the March Trilogy

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016 Leah Milne #comicsandrace, comic books

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

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