“Too Big To Be Small”: The Life and Legacy of Eric Williams
*This essay is part of our online forum on Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944), organized by historian Sasha Turner. The forum is in
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African American Women and the Building of Educational Institutions
In 1865, just months after the Civil War had ended, the Colored People’s Educational Monument Association (CPEMA) worked to establish
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More than Diversity— A Call to Action from University of Chicago Faculty
This abridged document has been edited for brevity. The full letter can be read here. To pledge your support for
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Designing A Textbook-Free Course on African American History
Last fall, I decided not to assign a textbook for my African American history survey course, and elected to make
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Educating Harlem: A New Book on Schooling and Resistance in New York
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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