Slavery, Family Separation, and the Ransom Case of John Weems
During the nineteenth century, several state laws prohibited, or restricted the ability of African Americans to testify against white people.
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The African Diaspora in Europe Today
*This post is part of our new blog series on Black Europe. This series, edited by Kira Thurman and Anne-Marie Angelo, explores what it means
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Black Art and Social Justice: An Interview with Elizabeth Burden
In May 1967, Black Panther newspaper began incorporating “revolutionary art,” including drawings, political cartoons, and mixed-media images to “enlighten” and “educate”
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Solidarity and Excellence: W.E.B. Du Bois and William Leo Hansberry
In W. E. B. Du Bois’s The World and Africa, first published in 1946, he writes: “I have read Eduard
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Ontological Terror: A New Book on Blackness, Nihilism, and Emancipation
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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