Activism - AAIHS

Black Mobility, Law, and Freedom

In 1849, an unnamed Missouri slave owner took a male slave to California to search for gold. Two years later,

In October 2016, the NAACP issued a formal statement advocating a national cessation of charter school expansion pending increased oversight

*This post is the transcript of remarks read at the recent Cornell faculty “kneel-in” against racism. Almost any expression of collectivity can

As monuments to white supremacists, slavery-defenders, and Confederate leaders continue to be torn down by politicians or by the people’s

In the aftermath of Mike Brown’s 2014 death, comparatively small Black populations in London, Berlin and Amsterdam spearheaded solidarity marches