Black Homeownership Before World War II
On November 2, 1914, twenty eight-year-old James H. Teagle, the “colored” chauffeur for Philadelphia City Controller John Walton, left his
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Author: Menika Dirkson
#CFP: Black Women and 19th Century America
When discussing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, numerous individuals and organizations tend to focus on the mid-twentieth century to highlight
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Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South
The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where
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Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists
In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for
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2023 Finalists for the Pauli Murray Book Prize in Black Intellectual History
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is pleased to announce the finalists for the fifth annual Pauli
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