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#AAIHS2017: Reflecting on the Past’s Presence 2.0

March 27, 2017March 30, 2017 Phillip Luke Sinitiere #AAIHS2017, black intellectual history, conference, W.E.B. Du Bois

I recently attended the second annual AAIHS meeting at Vanderbilt University. I had the good fortune to attend the inaugural

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Race and Civil Rights Dramas in Hollywood

March 24, 2017March 28, 2017 Justin Gomer civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, film

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Kramer’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, starring the iconic Sidney Poitier. During the

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History As A Communal Act: The History of Black History Month

February 1, 2017January 30, 2018 Stephen G. Hall black intellectual history

African Americans have always imagined and constructed history as a communal act. At the inception of the African American historical

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An Introduction to the African American Intellectual Heritage Book Series

January 10, 2017March 26, 2017 Keisha N. Blain black intellectual history

In today’s post, I sit down with Professors Patrick B. Miller and Paul Spickard to discuss their book series, The African American

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Totalitarian Century: A New Book on Geopolitics in the Black Literary Imagination

January 8, 2017January 11, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black intellectual history, black internationalism, black politics, W.E.B. Du Bois

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

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