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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter

February 14, 2018February 16, 2018 Tiyi Morris Activism, black protest, Black women, civil rights, Donald Trump, racism

Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,

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The History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital

February 10, 2018February 13, 2018 Rebecca Brenner Graham black politics, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, race, Washington DC

2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of a crucial moment for Washington, D.C. On April 4, 1968, following news of Dr.

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Jumping the Broom and the American Cultural Divide

February 7, 2018February 11, 2018 Tyler Parry Marriage, slavery, South

Many people in the 21st century became familiar with jumping the broom through the 1977 miniseries Roots in a wedding scene

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#AAIHS2018 Conference Preview: Black Thought Matters

February 5, 2018February 13, 2018 Ashley Farmer #AAIHS2018

Continuing its ongoing goal of fostering conversations about Black thought and thinkers, the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) will

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New Directions in Black Women’s History

February 5, 2018February 8, 2018 Sasha Turner Black women, black women scholars, slavery

The New Directions in Female Bondage roundtable at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA), featured the recent

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