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Booker T. Washington and the White Fear of Black Charisma

March 2, 2017March 6, 2017 Jeremy C. Young Barack Obama, black politics, black protest, W.E.B. Du Bois

First, the crowd gathered at the Atlanta Exposition on September 18, 1895, heard the band play “Dixie”; then they listened

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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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Introducing New Contributors to Black Perspectives

February 25, 2017February 27, 2017 AAIHS Editors

We’re excited to announce this year’s new contributors to Black Perspectives. This diverse group of talented scholars will explore a

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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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Remembering Marcus Garvey Through Reggae

February 6, 2017June 26, 2017 Quito J. Swan black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Garveyism, Marcus Garvey, music

Listen to the music. February 6 marks the birthday of Bob Marley. Born in Jamaica in 1945, the Reggae icon

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