Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII
It has been argued that the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) neglected the struggle for African American equality during World War
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Haiti and US Policing
The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Möise and the power vacuum he left have deep roots in United States
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The Black Athlete and the Vote
In 1946, Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion of the world, stood in front of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare
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The Black Roots of “Rights and Privileges”
“This post is part of our roundtable on “Contested Citizenship,” organized in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the
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George Hackett, Baltimore’s Birthright Citizen
*This post is part of our roundtable on “Contested Citizenship,” organized in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study
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