The Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism
About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event
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Race, Reconstruction, and Reparations
This is a guest post by Keri Leigh Merritt, a historian of the 19th c. American South. She received her
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At the recent conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), a few of
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Nothing is Impossible: Black History and Black Futures as a Flag Falls
At dawn on June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome (with support from local activists) scaled the flag pole in front of
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“Mr. PRESIDENT: We have been appointed a committee by a public meeting of the colored people of Richmond, Va., to
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