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Black Women and the Scottsboro Boys

May 7, 2018May 13, 2018 Denise Lynn Activism, Black women, Communist Party

On March 25, 1931, nine young Black men—Haywood Patterson, Clarence Norris, Charlie Weems, Andy and Roy Wright, Olin Montgomery, Ozie

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Writing Women Into Black Power

April 23, 2018April 28, 2018 Laura Warren Hill #RemakingBlackPower, Activism, African Diaspora, black feminism, black politics, Black women

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Ashley Farmer’s Remaking Black Power In Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed

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#AAIHS2018: Reflecting on the Past’s Presence 3.0

April 11, 2018April 13, 2018 Phillip Luke Sinitiere Activism, black intellectual history, black internationalism, black politics, Black radicalism, Black women

I’m grateful to continue the tradition of offering an AAIHS conference summary again this year, as I did in 2016

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Islam, Art, and Intersectional Identity

April 9, 2018April 13, 2018 Alaina Morgan Activism, art, Islam

Until recently, when I thought of Islamic art I thought immediately of structures like the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain. Now

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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Grassroots Struggle in Memphis

April 6, 2018April 13, 2018 Charles W. McKinney Activism, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, MLK and American Cities

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. People from around the world

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