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Race, Reconstruction, and Reparations

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 Guest Poster slavery

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

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Bernie Sanders and Black Voters

February 5, 2016February 11, 2016 Guest Poster Bernie Sanders, black politics, Frederick Douglass, Politics

The following guest post was written by David Weinfeld. He teaches United States history at the University of Toronto. He previously

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Maine’s shame: A governor endorses lynching

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 Patrick Rael lynching, Racial Violence

Maine’s Drunk Uncle is at it again. Horrible boss Paul LePage has once against uttered something beyond outrageous. It’s time

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Should Barack Obama Endorse Bernie Sanders? The Left Turn and the Legacy

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, black politics, Donald Trump, Ta-Nehisi Coates

President Obama would never endorse Bernie Sanders on the eve of the Democratic primary. But he definitely should.  And, in

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Celebrating Two Years at AAIHS

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 Chris Cameron

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a man of immeasurable courage and vision. We

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