How Black Activists Sought Healthcare Reform: A New Documentary
“The American Medical Association has never been a friend to us [African Americans],” explained the late Chicago physician Dr. Donald
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Freedom Without Citizenship, Reconciliation without Reparations
This post is part two of a two-part commentary/analysis on Black citizenship after Reconstruction. Read part one here: “Deferred Freedom
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Selma, The Clergy, and the Limits of Solidarity
The church has traditionally been a fundamental part of African American life, a space which could provide stability, strength, and
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Against Multiracial Authoritarianism
Concluding her stunning essay on the racist and sexist representations of Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas as he alighted
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Documenting Nannie Helen Burroughs: A New Book About a Pioneering Civil Rights Leader
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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