A Black Woman’s Activism in Postwar (West) Germany
This post is part of our forum on “Black Women’s Activism in the African Diaspora.” In the aftermath of the
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Black Family
Dr. Joanne Martin’s Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Across America, The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is known for highlighting unvarnished accounts of African American History from
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Social Welfare and the Politics of Race in the Post-Civil War South
The policing of Black bodies has become an increasingly visible part of the American landscape, shining light on centuries-long violent
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Slavery and Disability in Antebellum America
In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented a new type of cotton gin that could remove seeds from short staple
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Black Women and Union Widowhood: An Interview with Brandi Brimmer
This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Black Perspectives’ Senior editor, Holly Pinheiro,
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