Free the Beaches: A New Book on the Fight for Racial Equality in Connecticut
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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The King of Atlanta: Martin Luther King Jr. and Public Memory
*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. On April 4th, the world
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On the Limits of Boycotts as a Political Tool
Corporate boycotts made headlines for the second time since October in the wake of the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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Why White Southern Conservatives Need to Defend Confederate Monuments
Modern debates over Confederate monuments are not merely concerned with culture, historical memory, or racism. For many monument defenders, there
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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter
Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,
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