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‘Unrequited Toil’: A New Book on the History of U.S. Slavery

September 19, 2018September 25, 2018 Keisha N. Blain capitalism, race, Racial Capitalism, racism, slavery

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Black Women, Mental Health, and Slow Violence

July 10, 2018July 12, 2018 Alaina Morgan #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, Black women, police brutality, police violence, Sandra Bland

This post is part of our online forum in honor of Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes historical

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The African Diaspora in Europe Today

June 15, 2018June 23, 2018 Stephen Small African Diaspora, Black Europe, Black Europe Series, Black German, Blacks in Britain, Germany, race

*This post is part of our new blog series on Black Europe. This series, edited by Kira Thurman and Anne-Marie Angelo, explores what it means

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The 1967 Detroit Uprising and the Failure of the Criminal Justice System

June 6, 2018June 16, 2018 Say Burgin criminal justice system, Detroit, police brutality, police violence

Standing before judge Robert Columbo, a Detroiter made a standard defendant’s request to be released on his own recognizance. He

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The Role of Water in African American History

May 4, 2018May 13, 2018 Tyler Parry slave trade

Flint, Michigan continues to confront a water crisis that, by all accounts, is a human tragedy. In 2014, the state of

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