The Illusion of Progress in the Story of American Democracy
The word progress is central to contemporary political rhetoric. Self-described progressives work toward what they see as positive change. Meanwhile, a
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The NFL’s Denial of Black Humanity
In response to protests that rocked the national sports world, NFL owners have approved a new policy that requires players
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The Globalization of American Racial Exclusion
In hindsight, historians of American immigration will be pressed to name the first two decades of the twenty-first century as
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The United States and Colonial Zimbabwe: Pan-African Linkages
In 1965, the racially-driven political crisis in the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia (colonial Zimbabwe) entered a dramatic new
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Black on Both Sides: A New Book on the Racial History of Trans Identity
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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