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Martin Luther King Jr. on Making America Great Again

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Justin Rose Activism, Civil Rights Movement, democracy, Martin Luther King Jr., Resistance

On February 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and preached his final

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African Americans and Africa: A New Book about Black America’s Relationship with the Continent

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 AAIHS Editors africa, African Diaspora, black internationalism, Pan-Africanism, race

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

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Playwright, Storyteller, and Critical Educator: An Interview with Rachel Maddox

December 6, 2019November 30, 2019 J. T. Roane art, Black Queer Identity, Black Queers, education, LGBT, theater

In today’s post, senior editor J.T. Roane interviews, Rachel Maddox who is a Black, non-binary playwright, teaching artist, and critical educator based

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The Black Athlete in the Freedom Struggle

December 3, 2019November 30, 2019 AAIHS Editors Activism, black intellectual history, black protest, Politics, race, sports

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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On Lived Experience

December 2, 2019November 30, 2019 Marquis Bey #OnSuite, black intellectual history, Black Queer Identity, Gender, race, trans identity

*This post is part of contributor Marquis Bey’s On Suite series. It took me the longest time to get a

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