Search Results for: Civil War

The History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital

February 10, 2018February 13, 2018 Rebecca Brenner Graham black politics, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, race, Washington DC

2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of a crucial moment for Washington, D.C. On April 4, 1968, following news of Dr.

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The Complicated History of Race and Mardi Gras

February 9, 2018February 13, 2018 Trimiko Melancon Louisiana, New Orleans, race

Another carnival season is underway. In New Orleans it can be a time of eager anticipation during the historic, festive

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Jumping the Broom and the American Cultural Divide

February 7, 2018February 11, 2018 Tyler Parry Marriage, slavery, South

Many people in the 21st century became familiar with jumping the broom through the 1977 miniseries Roots in a wedding scene

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African American Novelist Frank Yerby’s Writings on Race

January 31, 2018February 4, 2018 Matthew Teutsch Civil War, literature, poverty, reconstruction, South

African American novelist Frank Yerby grew up in Augusta, Georgia, where he attended Paine College. Later he attended Fisk University and taught briefly

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Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World

January 30, 2018February 2, 2018 Jessica Parr black rebellion, race, slave trade, slavery

Kay Wright Lewis’s new book, A Curse Upon the Nation: Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World (University

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