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The Revolutionary Language of Black Abolitionists

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Frank Kalisik race, slavery

In the summer of 1854, a group of free Black men and women from across the United States met in

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Black Resistance and Lynching Memory: An Interview with Mari N. Crabtree Part II

May 3, 2023August 7, 2023 Menika Dirkson art, interview, lynching, Memory, methods

Today’s post is the second part of Black Perspectives’ regular contributor, Menika Dirkson interview of Mari N. Crabtree on her

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Black Resistance and Lynching Memory: An Interview with Mari N. Crabtree Part I

May 2, 2023August 20, 2023 Menika Dirkson Racial Violence, racism, white supremacy

Black Perspectives’ regular contributor, Menika Dirkson, interviews Mari N. Crabtree on her most recent book publication, My Soul Is a

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Black Women and Union Widowhood: An Interview with Brandi Brimmer

April 28, 2023April 25, 2023 Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. #BlackMilitaryFamilies, Black women, Civil War, interview, Pension

This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Black Perspectives’  Senior editor, Holly Pinheiro,

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The Families of the Louisiana Native Guards

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023 Anthony J. Cade II #BlackMilitaryFamilies, Black Family, Civil War, Louisiana, Women

This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. On May 1, 1861,

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