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The Anti-Black City: A New Book on Black Urban Life in Brazil

February 12, 2018February 16, 2018 Keisha N. Blain Afro-Brazilians, Brazil, carceral state, police brutality, police violence, policing

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

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End the Isolation of Jamil Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown): An Open Letter

February 4, 2018February 8, 2018 AAIHS Editors Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, carceral state, Political Prisoners, prisons

The following post is an open letter by Arun Kundnani to the Bureau of Prisons and State of Georgia asking

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Prison Power: A New Book on the Role of Prisons in Black Liberation Struggles

January 20, 2018January 23, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi black politics, Black Power, Black Power Studies, prisons, white supremacy

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

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A Discourse on Race and Inequality in the United States

November 30, 2017December 4, 2017 Kasturi "Rumu" DasGupta economic justice, prisons, Race and Economic History, segregation, slavery

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The U.S. Census Bureau reported in early September (2017) that

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The War on Kids: A New Book on American Juvenile Justice

November 25, 2017November 28, 2017 Julie Hawks criminal justice system, economic justice, juvenile justice, social justice, youth

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

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