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Examining Identity in Louisiana’s 19th-Century Black Literature

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Tanguy GIL France, literature, Louisiana

Slave narratives were a central genre of African American literature in antebellum America. Still, some authors wrote fiction works, the

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Education and Liberation: A CBFS Conversation

May 8, 2024May 5, 2024 Lucien Baskin black internationalism, Civil Rights Movement, education, race

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black

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Chris Hani, National Liberation, and Apartheid’s Murderous Legacies

May 6, 2024April 29, 2024 Navid Farnia #AntiAparthied, #Roundtable, #SouthAfricanApartheid

This post is part of our forum on “The End of South African Apartheid Anniversary.”  On April 10, 1993, the

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African Liberation Solidarity and Anti-Apartheid Victory

April 23, 2024April 21, 2024 Amanda Joyce Hall #SouthAfricanApartheid, black internationalism, Resistance

This post is part of our forum on the “The End of South African Apartheid Anniversary.” After the African National

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Mollie Moon and Funding the Civil Rights Movement

January 10, 2024January 1, 2024 Mickell Carter biography, Civil Rights Movement, Fundraising, Molly Moon, Review

Elegance. Galas. Balls. Fashion shows. Fine dining. When we think about the Civil Rights Movement these words typically do not

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