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Dorothy Height and the Roots of a Black Intellectual-Activist

September 28, 2022September 23, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. Civil Rights Movement, Dorthy I. Height, Great Migreation, Intellectual History, Intellectual Identity, Racial Justice

Dorothy I. Height was a model Black intellectual-activist. She challenged racism and sexism at an early age, setting the stage for a

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CFP: Black Intellectuals and the Crisis of Democracy

September 23, 2022September 18, 2022 AAIHS Editors black intellectuals, CFP, democracy, Intellectual History, intellectuals, Protest, race

Since the founding of the United States, Black intellectuals have questioned the limits of American democracy. While in the past

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Online Forum–Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America

September 20, 2022August 30, 2022 AAIHS Editors #UntilIAmFree, Black women, Civil Rights Movement

October 3, 2022 to October 7, 2022 Coinciding with the 105th anniversary of Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday (October 6, 1917),

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Lorraine Hansberry: the Organizer

September 9, 2022August 30, 2022 Soyica Diggs Colbert #RadicalVision, black feminism, Black political thought, Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright

This post is part of our online roundtable on Soyica Diggs Colbert’s Radical Vision As I completed the research for Radical Vision, I

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On Ambivalence, Revision, and the Remarkable Life of Lorraine Hansberry

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Isaiah Matthew Wooden #RadicalVision, art, Black political thought, Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright

This post is part of our online roundtable on Soyica Diggs Colbert’s Radical Vision Among the many things that captured my

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