Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World
Kay Wright Lewis’s new book, A Curse Upon the Nation: Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World (University
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Black Charleston and the Battle over Confederate Statues
On January 9, 2018, the Charleston City Council deferred voting on a proposed new plaque for the John C. Calhoun
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Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean: A New Book on Atlantic Slavery
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Moving Slave Narratives from Film to Comics
Comics might not be the first place you’d think to go to for profound meditations on complex topics like war,
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Cosmic Literacies and Black Fugitivity
Star-gazing as a practice of fugitivity has a long history for Black Americans. According to folklore, spirituals like “Foller de
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