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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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W.E.B. Du Bois, The Black Flame, and the Struggle Ahead

January 11, 2017January 20, 2018 Lavelle Porter #CharlestonSyllabus, 2016 Presidential Election, Charleston, W.E.B. Du Bois

Reading W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Black Flame trilogy in the months after the June 17, 2015 massacre at Emmanuel AME

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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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33 Counts, 70 Bullets, and A Chilling Confession

December 19, 2016August 16, 2017 Rhon Manigault-Bryant #CharlestonSyllabus, Charleston, South Carolina

F.B.I. Agent Michael Stansbury: “Um, look, can you tell us about what happened last night?” Dylann Storm Roof: “Uh (pauses),

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5 Must Read Books of 2016 by Black Millennials

December 18, 2016January 2, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi

Nation Books recently asked me to compile a list of holiday book recommendations, or a list of some of my favorite

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