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The Early Scholarship of John Hope Franklin

The famed European historian, A.J.P. Taylor, remarked that “nothing is inevitable until it happens.” John Hope Franklin, who throughout a

One hundred fifty years ago this December, the U.S. completed its long process of abolishing slavery. Why did the nation

Here at AAIHS, my 2015 blog postings began with a reflection on remarks made by Chief Supreme Court Justice Roger

This month, I interviewed Shannon King about his new book, Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway? Community Politics and Grassroots Activism

Here is a list of readings that educators can use to broach conversations in the classroom about the events immediately