Medicalizing Black Military Service in an Age of Global Imperialism
At the turn of twentieth century, universities in the United States began founding schools of tropical medicine. Schools like Harvard
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Demonizing Diversity Training Isn’t New
In September, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning “diversity training” in federal agencies. He justified it by saying
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Contagions of Empire: A New Book on Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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‘Duty Beyond the Battlefield’: A New Book About Black Soldiers’ Role in Shaping Early Civil Rights
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Black Patriotism and Black Death in the Aftermath of the American Revolution
On June 15, 1776, Lucretia Pritchett petitioned the Virginia Convention seeking reparations for the deceased enslaved man over whom she
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