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Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College

October 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Michael David Cohen black intellectual history, Jim Crow, race

In 1911, Richard Greener was introduced to an audience as “‘the first colored graduate of Harvard,’ ‘ex-Consul to Russia,’ and ‘the

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Introducing the New Editorial Board of ‘Black Perspectives’

August 2, 2018August 13, 2018 AAIHS Editors

We’re excited to announce the creation of a new editorial board for the blog, which includes a diverse group of

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Black Studies, Activism, and Digital History: An Interview with Abdul Alkalimat

January 8, 2018January 10, 2018 Russell Rickford archives, Chicago, digital media

This month I interviewed the scholar-activist Abdul Alkalimat (born Gerald McWorter) about his new website and his life of scholarship

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African Americans and the Classics: An Introduction

September 7, 2017September 11, 2017 David Withun academia, black intellectual history, classics, race, racism

The history of African American engagement with Classical history, literature, and philosophy has been fraught with controversy and complexity. Much

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Black Women and the Politics of Respectability: An Introduction

April 24, 2017April 27, 2017 Guest Poster #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, Black women, Gender, racism

by Ralina L. Joseph & Jane Rhodes In the Spring of 2014 the two of us, former dissertation advisor and

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