The NFL and a History of Black Protest
In 1944, Black activist and sportswriter Halley Harding, argued that “most persons, corporations or business almost always forget the people or incidents
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Slavery, Family Separation, and the Ransom Case of John Weems
During the nineteenth century, several state laws prohibited, or restricted the ability of African Americans to testify against white people.
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Online Roundtable: Keisha N. Blain’s ‘Set the World on Fire’
September 24-28, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is collaborating with the Journal of
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Bringing W. E. B. Du Bois Home Again
*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing our recent online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois in recognition of the anniversary of his passing on
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Comrades in the Struggle for Black Freedom: Gerald Horne and W.E.B. Du Bois
*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing some of our favorite BP articles. We continue with this essay by blogger Phillip
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