African Americans and the State Militia
What is the historical relationship between African Americans and the state militia? Today, some may believe the militia to be
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Online Forum–Black Civil War and Public Memory
April 24, 2022 to April 28, 2023 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting
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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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