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Rethinking H. Rap Brown and Black Power

September 29, 2018October 1, 2018 AAIHS Editors Black Power, Detroit

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

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Gloria Richardson and the Struggle for Black Liberation

September 21, 2018September 25, 2018 Joseph R. Fitzgerald Activism, Black Power, Black women, Civil Rights Movement, race, Resistance

This is an excerpt from Joseph R. Fitzgerald’s The Struggle is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation, scheduled to be published

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On Race and Sports: An Interview with Howard Bryant

September 21, 2018September 25, 2018 Jermaine Scott Activism, black protest, police brutality, police violence

In today’s post, Jermaine Scott, a PhD candidate in the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University, interviews Howard

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Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century

September 19, 2018September 25, 2018 Vanessa M. Holden Marriage, Post-Civil War, race, racism, slavery, white supremacy

A recent NPR article entitled “Same-Sex-Marriage Flashpoint: Alabama Considers Quitting The Marriage Business” ⁠included a photo of two African American

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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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