Online Forum on Howard Thurman and the Civil Rights Movement
April 11–18, 2023 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on
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Civil Rights Movement
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies: An Interview
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated
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HBCUs and the Red Scare
In the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education, racial tensions rose as African Americans began immediately submitting school desegregation
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CFP: Howard Thurman’s Spiritual and Intellectual Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement
Gregory Ellison’s recently published edited volume on Howard Thurman explores the varied roles that the theologian, mystic, professor, and preacher
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The Morning After: Black Women and the March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom stands apart as one of the most well-known events of the modern
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