Abolition in the New Year
Far more people probably know the importance of January 1, 1863 than they do the significance of January 1, 1808.
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Black Intellectual History Panels at #AHA16
We here at AAIHS are getting excited for this week’s American Historical Association conference. On the program you will find
Read moreThe Early Scholarship of John Hope Franklin
The famed European historian, A.J.P. Taylor, remarked that “nothing is inevitable until it happens.” John Hope Franklin, who throughout a
Read moreWhen Slaves Go on Strike: W.E.B. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction 80 Years Later
Slaves freed themselves. With this majestic assertion in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois all but cemented Black Reconstruction as one of
Read moreMastering the Master’s Language
In my previous two posts, I have made an attempt to better understand early African American intellectual history, first providing
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