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Critical Race Theory in Texas

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Jennifer Hobson Gormer 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory, CRT, teaching, Texas

The Texas signed the Critical Race Bill into law in summer 2021. Texas is one of many states that prescribes

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What Civil Rights Acts: The Times-Picayune’s Editorial Silence on Civil Rights

December 2, 2021December 1, 2021 Bala Baptiste desegregation, Editorial, integration, Louisiana, New Orleans, Newspapers

The New Orleans morning daily newspaper, The Times-Picayune, during the 11-year period between 1957 and 1968, failed to publish a

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Black Queer Lives: A Conversation with Moya Bailey and Laura Lovett

November 23, 2021November 22, 2021 Erik Wallenberg black feminism, Gender, sexuality

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

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Gamifying Historical Events

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 Jessica Parr Gamification, History, K-12, slavery, teaching

Games and gamification of historical events have been popular pedagogical tools in classrooms for years, and have generated countless discussions

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Floyd McKissick’s Soul City: An Interview with Thomas Healy

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Joshua Clark Davis black politics, Civil Rights Movement, race

In 1969, Black Power advocate Floyd McKissick announced plans to develop Soul City, a multiracial community in rural Warren County,

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