Race, Racism, and Southern Myths
In 2010, two historians edited a collection of thirteen essays written by white historians about “The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism.”
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Jim Crow
The Jim Crow Paradox: A New Book on the Associated Negro Press
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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The Problem with Confederate Monuments in Public Spaces
In a recent interview with Ezra Klein, Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Commission, stated, “What we do in the memorial
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How Public Artists Are Exploring the History of Segregation in Baltimore
How should America publicly acknowledge its history of legal segregation? For many people, the intricate system that required whites and blacks
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The Little Known History of Black Women Using Soda Fountains as Contested Spaces
The accurate accusation of tone-deafness has been circulating to frame the now-defunct Pepsi ad staring Kendall Jenner. For those who
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