Denmark Vesey’s Family Legacy
This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” In 1795, on
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Charleston
Black Charleston and the Battle over Confederate Statues
On January 9, 2018, the Charleston City Council deferred voting on a proposed new plaque for the John C. Calhoun
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Racial Violence on the Anniversary of the Charleston Massacre
On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walked into a predominantly black church in Charleston, South Carolina. That evening, a
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W.E.B. Du Bois, The Black Flame, and the Struggle Ahead
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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33 Counts, 70 Bullets, and A Chilling Confession
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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