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Voices of Freedom Outside the South: An Oral History Resource

July 23, 2019July 15, 2019 Say Burgin archives, Black Panther Party, black politics, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, education, oral history, race, teaching

Some of my most exciting moments as an educator have been seeing how students engage with oral histories from the

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Selma, The Clergy, and the Limits of Solidarity

July 18, 2019September 16, 2019 Georgia Jackson Activism, black politics, black protest, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, police brutality, police violence, Politics, race, Racial Violence, racism, religion, Resistance

The church has traditionally been a fundamental part of African American life, a space which could provide stability, strength, and

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Pushing Beyond the Two-Party System: Dick Gregory’s 1968 Presidential Campaign

July 8, 2019July 1, 2019 E. James West Activism, black politics, black protest, Black radicalism, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, presidents, race, Resistance

In a March 2011 profile of African American comedian Dick Gregory written for GQ magazine, journalist Robert Chalmers mused, “it’s

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David Garrow, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Politics of History

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Nishani Frazier Activism, Black Panther Party, black politics, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, education, Martin Luther King Jr., race, white supremacy

On June 4th, teachers and professors from all around the United States met in Louisville, Kentucky to review Advanced Placement

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Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement: A New Book in Civil Rights History

May 31, 2019June 4, 2019 J. T. Roane black politics, black protest, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, economic justice, Jim Crow, labor, Resistance

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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