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Civil Rights Activism in the “Jim Crow North”

August 20, 2020August 27, 2020 Matthew F. Delmont New York, segregation

Where did Jim Crow segregation and civil rights activism take place? A great deal hinges on how this question gets

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The Role of Violence in the Abolitionist Movement

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Mike Jirik slavery, violence

On September 11 1851, George Ford, Nelson Ford, Noah Buley, and Joshua Hammond arrived at William and Eliza Parker’s home

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Racial Capitalism, Legacies of Slavery, and Social Movements

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Crystal Eddins Black Death Ideology

On Friday, June 5, 2020, the Fox News cable news network aired a graphic depicting stock market performance during periods

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“If They Take You In The Morning”: M4BL and the Palestine Justice Movement

July 8, 2020July 5, 2020 Taurean J. Webb black internationalism, black lives matter, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Palestine, police violence, Resistance

“Eyad was killed and he didn’t even know what his crime was….he was dreaming of becoming a chef’s assistant. He

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To Be Free: The Revolutionary Movement for Black Lives

June 12, 2020June 11, 2020 Trimiko Melancon

This week we’re revisiting selections from our 2016 series ‘With Love and Respect: #ScholarsRespond to A Vision for Black Lives,’

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