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Reclaiming MLK’s Unspeakable Nightmare: The Progression of Racism in America

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., racism

When Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr., we first and foremost remember his “dream” that “my four little children will

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“Sold to Africa”: Remembering Patrice Lumumba

January 17, 2016January 17, 2017 Keisha N. Blain Pan-Africanism, Patrice Lumumba

[T]he enemies of Africa had understood. They had realized quite clearly that [Patrice] Lumumba was sold—sold to Africa, of course.

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Birmingham in Five Acts

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016 Brandon Byrd Civil Rights Movement, convict leasing, mass incarceration, South

Beginnings John T. Milner had big goals for a new railroad connecting north and south Alabama. The man just named

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30 Years Later: Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Dr. Ronald McNair

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 Noelle Trent

The true courage is enduring the preparation and in believing in oneself January 28, 2016 will mark the thirtieth anniversary

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Black Intellectual History Panels at #AHA16

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Chris Cameron

We here at AAIHS are getting excited for this week’s American Historical Association conference. On the program you will find

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