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Rosa Parks and the Image of Respectability

April 26, 2017May 1, 2017 Katharina Fackler #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, racism

This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Since the day she

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The Black Freedom Struggle, Healthcare Activism, and the Affordable Care Act

March 5, 2017March 8, 2017 Ashley Farmer Activism, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement

At a recent press conference President Donald Trump remarked, “nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.” This statement was

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Black Genealogies of Power: Seven Maxims for Resistance in the Trump Years

February 27, 2017March 1, 2017 Dan Berger black radical tradition, Politics, Resistance, Trumpism

“Power concedes nothing without demand,” argued Frederick Douglass in one of his most cited speeches. “It never did and it

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Malcolm X in the Courtroom

February 25, 2017February 27, 2017 Garrett Felber #RememberingMalcolm, Malcolm X, Nation of Islam

This post is part of our online forum, “Remembering Malcolm,” edited by Garrett Felber. Malcolm X. (Source: AP Photo/Eddie Adams) In one

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The Racial Fault Lines of American History in Trump’s America

February 10, 2017April 21, 2017 Westenley Alcenat capitalism, democracy, Donald Trump, racism

Three months ago, Americans voted in their presidential election. It was to be an event that would showcase the strength of

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