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Law Enforcement’s Double Standards for Black Radical Activists

February 1, 2021January 30, 2021 Denise Lynn Activism, black radical tradition, Black women, Resistance

Many Americans were appalled to watch the Donald Trump inspired coup attempt against Congress. That Trump instigated his followers and

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We Are Not Slaves — An Author’s Response

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Robert T. Chase #AAIHSRoundtable, #WeAreNotSlaves, carceral state, Gender, Jim Crow, oral history, prisons, race, racism, sexual violence, sexuality, slavery, violence, white supremacy

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Robert T. Chase’s We Are Not Slaves. On Friday, January 15, at 12noon

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Looking Back: Convict Leasing and the Trusty System

January 14, 2021January 11, 2021 Charlene J. Fletcher #WeAreNotSlaves, carceral state, mass incarceration, prisons, sexuality

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Robert T. Chase’s We Are Not Slaves. Over the past four

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Prison Policy from the Bottom Up

January 11, 2021January 10, 2021 Amanda Hughett #WeAreNotSlaves, carceral state, law, mass incarceration, Prison Abolition, prisons

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Robert T. Chase’s We Are Not Slaves. We Are Not Slaves:

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Environmental Crises and Black Liberation: An Interview with Sam Anderson

January 7, 2021January 3, 2021 Emily Hamilton #SamAnderson, Activism, capitalism, education, teaching

Emily Hamilton interviewed Sam Anderson in early December, 2019.  Sam Anderson is a Brooklyn, New York, native and a founding member

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