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Fighting for Freedom: Free Women of African Descent in New Orleans and Beyond

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson black protest, black rebellion, Civil War, freedom, reconstruction, slavery

Delivered at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the panel

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Teaching Maria Stewart and Antebellum Black Public Spheres

April 7, 2015 Chernoh Sesay Jr. primary source, teaching

I find that students intuitively understand the concept of the black public sphere as a “safe space” for the expression

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Easter 1942, A Reflection on the Double Victory Campaign

April 4, 2015April 5, 2015 Noelle Trent

Since this is the Easter holiday weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on another Easter 73 years

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Afro-Asian Lens on the Past

March 30, 2015March 15, 2016 Guest Poster Afro-Asia, Japan

***This is the third installment of a short series on Afro-Asia in which I examine the cultural and political exchanges

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Some Tips for Writing a Strong NEH Proposal

March 29, 2015March 4, 2016 Chris Cameron

With the deadline for the National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship program a little over a month away, I thought

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