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#TheHistorySoundtable II: 70 Recent History Books by Black Women

July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 Guest Poster black women scholars

Co-authored by Sowande’ Mustakeem and Keisha N. Blain In recognition of the dynamic work being done by black women scholars,

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“Most needed blessings”: The “all lives matter” debate in 1837

July 17, 2016July 13, 2016 Patrick Rael black lives matter, Henry Highland Garnet

Think the current controversy over “black lives matter” is new?  African American activists wrestled with the question almost 200 years

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“One Continuous Graveyard”: Emancipation and the Birth of the Professional Police Force

July 11, 2016July 10, 2016 Guest Poster convict leasing, policing, South

This is a guest post by Keri Leigh Merritt, a historian of the 19th c. American South. She received her

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“More Than Words or Ideas But Life Itself:” Cedric Robinson’s Testament

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 Guest Poster #CedricRobinson, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Cedric Robinson

Today we continue to honor the life and legacy of Professor Cedric Robinson who passed away earlier this week. Dr.

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The Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism

May 21, 2016May 20, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Barack Obama, electoral politics

About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event

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