Black Women, the Civil War, and United States Colored Troops
In 1887, William J. Simmons, a United States Colored Troops (USCT) veteran turned historian, expressed his gratitude to Black
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Black Resistance, Historical Memory, and Monuments
While commentators often point to 2015 (after the Mother Emmanuel shooting) or 2017 (after the Charlottesville terrorist attack) as the
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The Black Pacific and the Shapes of Global Black Power
*This post is part of our roundtable on
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Melanesia, Creoles, and Ideas of Blackness
*This post is part of our roundtable on Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora.’ Dr. Swan will be in conversation with Dr.
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Consumerism and Curation: Sarah Tate’s Resistance
On June 19, 1865, Sarah Tate was living about 160 miles west of Galveston, Texas, on the homestead of James
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