The Black Shoals: A New Book Theorizing Formations of Black and Native Studies
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Sexual Violence Against Enslaved Men
In Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men, historian Thomas Foster examines how the conditions of slavery gave rise to
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Rosalyn Terborg-Penn’s African Feminist Theory and Praxis
*This post is part of our online forum organized by Stephen G. Hall honoring the life and work of Dr. Rosalyn
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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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Diasporic Salutations and the West African Origins of the ‘Dap’
Until recently, the salutations of Black America were an anomaly to mainstream white Americans. The verbal expressions, hand gestures, and
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