The Legacy of the Gary Convention
The long shadow of the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, continues to overwhelm Black political and intellectual
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‘Nationtime’ Shows That Blacks, Too, Have Become More Inclusive
When William Greaves’ film about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, which took place in my hometown of Gary, Indiana,
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Northern Black People’s Freedom Struggle in the Nineteenth Century
During the mid-nineteenth-century, Black people collectively fought for racial equality and social justice within the U.S. The scholarship of historians,
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The Fight for Black Freedom Transcends National Borders
This article first appeared in Made By History. The original can be accessed here. In a recent news conference, Senate Minority Leader
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Black Beauty Queens and Global Representational Politics
This article first appeared in Made By History. The original can be accessed here. In January, Cheslie Kryst, who was known as
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