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    The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is a scholarly organization founded to foster dialogue about researching, writing, and teaching black thought..

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Black Women Public Intellectuals in U.S. History and Culture

Black Women Public Intellectuals in U.S. History and Culture

The field of Black women’s intellectual history has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Works such as Toward an Intellectual …

Enshrining Black Countermodernism & New Deal Skepticism

Enshrining Black Countermodernism & New Deal Skepticism

J.J. Butts’ new work, Dark Mirror: African Americans and the Federal Writers’ Project, provides a close reading of the ways …

Black Administrative Politics and the Question of the US State

Black Administrative Politics and the Question of the US State

In his book Administering Freedom, labor organizer and historian Dale Kretz asks how formerly enslaved Black people made freedom meaningful through …