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The Hidden History of the Civil Rights Act of 1960

February 8, 2018February 13, 2018 William Sturkey black politics, electoral politics, Jim Crow, South

You might be asking: “Was there a Civil Rights Act of 1960?” Yes indeed there was. And it was quite

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Black Charleston and the Battle over Confederate Statues

January 29, 2018February 2, 2018 Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders Charleston, racism, slavery, South Carolina, white supremacy

On January 9, 2018, the Charleston City Council deferred voting on a proposed new plaque for the John C. Calhoun

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The Historical Erasure of Violence Against Black Women

January 24, 2018January 30, 2018 Denise Lynn black feminism, black protest, Black women, Communism, NAACP, racism, sexual violence, South, white supremacy

The #MeToo movement and the recent attention to Recy Taylor’s 1944 rape has drawn much needed attention to the consistent

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A More Beautiful and Terrible History: A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

January 22, 2018January 25, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr.

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Prison Power: A New Book on the Role of Prisons in Black Liberation Struggles

January 20, 2018January 23, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi black politics, Black Power, Black Power Studies, prisons, 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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