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Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College

October 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Michael David Cohen black intellectual history, Jim Crow, race

In 1911, Richard Greener was introduced to an audience as “‘the first colored graduate of Harvard,’ ‘ex-Consul to Russia,’ and ‘the

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Black Radicalism and the Trial of Claudia Jones

October 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Denise Lynn black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Black women, Claudia Jones, Communist Party, criminal justice system

This is the second installment in a three-part series on Claudia Jones. Read the first installment here. Claudia Jones believed that

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The 1968 Occupation of Black Wilmington

October 3, 2018October 8, 2018 Say Burgin black politics

On April 8, 1968, several hundred residents of Wilmington, the largest city in the state of Delaware, marched through the

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‘Upending the Ivory Tower’: A New Book on the Black Student Movement

October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 Keisha N. Blain Black Power, Black Power Studies, education, education reform

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

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Spike Lee, Nike, and Corporate Activism

October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 E. James West Activism, Black film, black politics, black protest, film, Racial Capitalism, sports

In early September, Nike unveiled a new advertising campaign to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its “Just Do It” motto,

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