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Locating and Connecting Latin America and the African Diaspora

May 27, 2015May 28, 2015 Chris Cameron

A few months ago, Greg Childs explored the connections between African Diaspora and Latin American historiography, noting the need for

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“We Must Look Only to Ourselves to Save the Situation:” The Emergence of Opposition to the Occupation

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 Brandon Byrd Haiti, imperialism

This is the fifth entry in a series on the centennial of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. The  previous entry

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Black Women March on Washington: The Sojourners for Truth and Justice and Black Women’s Lives Matter

April 17, 2015April 20, 2015 Ashley Farmer

Before the 1963 March on Washington a group of African American women stormed the gates of the capital demanding that

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Fighting for Freedom: Free Women of African Descent in New Orleans and Beyond

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson black protest, black rebellion, Civil War, freedom, reconstruction, slavery

Delivered at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the panel

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Review of Daniel Matlin, On the Corner

April 5, 2015 Chris Cameron

Today’s guest post was written by Hettie Williams, a lecturer of African American history in the Department of History and

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