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Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement

January 9, 2019January 29, 2019 Louis Moore black protest, Civil Rights Movement, segregation, sports

Elgin Baylor would not shut up and dribble. Baylor, who grew up in segregated Washington, D.C., had grown tired of

1968: Soul Music and the Year of Black Power

December 31, 2018January 29, 2019 Mark Anthony Neal Black Power, black protest, culture, music

James Brown’s iconic song “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud” was released in August 1968, seemingly a

‘The Captive’s Quest for Freedom’: An Interview with Historian Richard Blackett

November 16, 2018November 20, 2018 Rachel Zellars black protest, Canada, fugitivity, law, slave trade, slavery

In today’s post, Rachel Zellars, contributor for Black Perspectives, interviews historian Richard Blackett, about his new book, The Captive’s Quest for Freedom: Fugitive

Documenting and Digitizing Democracy: The SNCC Digital Gateway

November 14, 2018November 19, 2018 Ashley Farmer archives, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, digital media, teaching

“Learn from the Past, Organize the Future, Make Democracy Work.” This is the mission statement that greets visitors at the

Black Fists, Black Pride, and the 1968 Summer Olympics

November 7, 2018November 11, 2018 Louis Moore Activism, black politics, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, Resistance

Black fists. Black men. Black pride. That’s how we will always remember bronze medalist John Carlos and gold medalist Tommie