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The Other Side of Black Success in Martin Kilson’s Odyssey

September 28, 2021September 27, 2021 Joshua L. Crutchfield black intellectual history, teaching

One of the earliest childhood memories of the late Martin Kilson is that of his father, Reverend Martin Luther Kilson

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AAIHS Announcement: Welcome to the Incoming Executive Board!

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 AAIHS Editors

We are excited to announce the newly elected Executive Board officers of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)! Each

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The Borders of Black Power

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Adam Ewing #QuitoSwan, Black political thought, Black Power, environmental justice

*This post is part of our roundtable on Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora.’ Dr. Swan will be in conversation with Dr.

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On Public Art, Historical Memory, and Racial Violence

June 2, 2021June 1, 2021 Melanie Chambliss Activism, art, education, race, Resistance

In 1919, two dozen race riots broke out across the United States, and the collective racial terror traumatized Black communities.

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The Art of Black Letter-Writing: A Conversation with Daphne Muse

March 26, 2021April 18, 2021 Joshua Clark Davis Activism, Civil Rights Movement, education, literature, South, teaching

More people should know Daphne Muse. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Muse grew up with a curiosity for the

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