Social Movements - AAIHS

An Unseen Light: A New Book on the Black Freedom Struggle in Memphis

April 20, 2018April 24, 2018 Keisha N. Blain Civil Rights Movement, culture, Gender, Memphis, religion, Resistance, Social Movements, South

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

Is Equality Enough?: Black Feminist Views of Justice

March 29, 2018April 2, 2018 Deva Woodly Activism, black lives matter, police brutality, police violence, Social Movements

*A version of this essay originally appeared on Public Seminar, as part of its Race/isms Book Forum on The Making

Multiple and Interlocking: Black Lives Matter as a Lens

March 27, 2018April 2, 2018 Jenn M. Jackson Activism, black lives matter, police violence, Social Movements

*A version of this essay originally appeared on Public Seminar, as part of its Race/isms Book Forum on The Making of Black Lives Matter:

Unite the Right, Colin Kaepernick, and Social Media

September 8, 2017September 15, 2017 Azmar Williams social media, Social Movements, Virginia

On April 22, 1820, Thomas Jefferson captured the crux of America’s race problem in a letter to Maine politician John

Albertina Sisulu briefs protestors, Johannesburg, 1984, by Paul Weinberg. Photo: University of Cape Town Libraries.

African Women and Social Movements in Africa

July 18, 2017July 21, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Activism, Black women, Gender, Politics, Social Movements

While historical narratives have traditionally depicted the African continent and its people as inferior, scholars are actively challenging this pervasive rhetoric