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Deferred Freedom Dreams in the Quest for Black Economic Citizenship

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Westenley Alcenat Constitution, economic justice, law, Racial Capitalism, slavery

A little more than 153 years ago, in the aftermath of the Civil War, Radical Republicans in the United States

Fugitive Slaves and the Quest for Freedom

January 24, 2019January 29, 2019 Jessica Parr fugitivity, law, Resistance, slavery

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 intended to resolve whether free states had a legal obligation to return fugitive enslaved

‘The Captive’s Quest for Freedom’: An Interview with Historian Richard Blackett

November 16, 2018November 20, 2018 Rachel Zellars black protest, Canada, fugitivity, law, slave trade, slavery

In today’s post, Rachel Zellars, contributor for Black Perspectives, interviews historian Richard Blackett, about his new book, The Captive’s Quest for Freedom: Fugitive

‘Birthright Citizens’: A New Book on the History of Race and Rights

August 20, 2018August 27, 2018 Melissa N. Shaw Civil War, law, slavery

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

Student Activism and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle

August 15, 2018August 27, 2018 Jon Hale civil rights, criminal justice system, law, racism, segregation, South, student activism

*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing some of our favorite BP articles. We continue with this essay by historian Jon Hale as

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