African American Diplomacy and Disruptive Activism (Athan Biss)
This is a guest post by Athan Biss, a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at the University of
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On the New York Young Lords: An Interview with Darrel Wanzer-Serrano
This month, I interviewed Dr. Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, the author of an exciting new book entitled The New York Young Lords
Read moreSean Wilentz is wrong about the Founders, slavery, and the Constitution
According to Sean Wilentz’s opinion piece in the September 16 New York Times, the Constitution of 1787 did not make
Read moreNotes from the Library: Gerrit Smith and the Problems of Politics
Gerrit Smith wanted to solve the problems of the antebellum United States. He hated slavery, so he bankrolled John Brown.
Read moreGo for Broke: #WallerCountySyllabus
As a result of events in Ferguson related to the death of Michael Brown, last summer Georgetown University history professor
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