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African American Novelist Frank Yerby’s Writings on Race

January 31, 2018February 4, 2018 Matthew Teutsch Civil War, literature, poverty, reconstruction, South

African American novelist Frank Yerby grew up in Augusta, Georgia, where he attended Paine College. Later he attended Fisk University and taught briefly

Beyond Monuments: African Americans Contesting Civil War Memory

October 16, 2017October 21, 2017 Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders Activism, Civil War, Historical Memory, racism, Resistance, white supremacy

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

Race, Belonging, and Unconditional White Amnesty

March 15, 2017March 18, 2017 Christopher F. Petrella Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Donald Trump, Post-Civil War, reconstruction, white supremacy

At a raucous 2016 campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, then-candidate Donald Trump outlined his plan to curb “illegal immigration” and

Why are Trump Supporters Trying to Spark another Civil War?

October 19, 2016October 18, 2016 Patrick Rael Civil War, Donald Trump, slavery

As outrageous new events on the campaign trail assault us every day, it is becoming easy to accept the absurdities

Freedom, Race, and Desertion in America’s Civil War

May 9, 2016May 8, 2016 Guest Poster Civil War, freedom

This is a guest post by Jonathan Lande, winner of the 2016 Du Bois-Wells Graduate Student Paper Prize. This annual