Deferred Freedom Dreams in the Quest for Black Economic Citizenship
A little more than 153 years ago, in the aftermath of the Civil War, Radical Republicans in the United States
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Constitution
Black Radicalism and the “Tuition-Free” University
During the presidential primaries of 2016, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders promoted a policy that, for many, was a radical idea.
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The Distinction Between Slavery and Race in U.S. History
The history of the Electoral College is receiving a lot of attention. Pieces like this one, which explores “the electoral
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Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College
At 11:45 p.m. on November 6, 2012, Donald Trump tweeted that “the electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.”
Read moreSean Wilentz is wrong about the Founders, slavery, and the Constitution
According to Sean Wilentz’s opinion piece in the September 16 New York Times, the Constitution of 1787 did not make
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