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The African American Origins of Modern Asylum

March 9, 2022March 8, 2022 Sean Gallagher asylum, Canada, Diplomacy, escape, Haiti, Mexico

Harriet Tubman, living in Ontario, Canada for most of 1851 to 1861, told an abolitionist interviewing fugitive slaves north of

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CORE’s Struggle for Fair Housing Rights in LA

March 1, 2022February 28, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. Activism, black protest, Civil Rights Movement

It has been 60 years since the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) targeted racially segregated housing in Los Angeles. Although

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A Sampling of Black Perspectives Posts: July to December 2021

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 Robert Greene II Black Appalachia, black hair, black internationalism, public memory, United States Colored Troops

Black Perspectives continued its tradition of tying Black intellectual history to a wide range of fields throughout the second half

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The Tears of Carl Lewis

September 20, 2021September 19, 2021 E. James West black protest, race

A few weeks ago marked the 30th anniversary of perhaps the greatest track and field duel of all time. On

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Blog Announcements: Welcome to the New Editorial Board!

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 AAIHS Editors

We’re excited to announce the new members of the editorial board for the blog, which includes a diverse group of

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