The “Black Republic:” The Meaning of Haitian Independence before the Occupation
This is the second entry in a series on the centennial of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. The introduction to
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Audience, Personal Experience and the Teaching of African American Intellectual History
Just recently, an African American student meeting me in office hours surprisingly and enthusiastically commented that my class was the
Read moreAuthor Interview: Lindsey R. Swindall on Southern Civil Rights and Anticolonialism
Today’s guest post comes from Phillip Luke Sinitiere, currently a professor of history at the College of Biblical Studies, a
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It’s been interesting to read the recent controversy over the existence and prevalence of “black Confederates” during the Civil War.
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“Well obviously we need another Latin Americanist, because when ‘X’ leaves, we won’t have anybody who does Latin America anymore.”
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