Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists
In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for
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Reconsidering Black Reform Work in the Interwar Period: A Retrospective on Canaan, Dim and Far
This post is part of our online roundtable on Adam Lee Cilli’s Canaan, Dim and Far. Panic had taken hold
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Migrants, Reformers, and Pittsburgh’s Labor Movement
This post is part of our online roundtable on Adam Lee Cilli’s Canaan, Dim and Far. On January 19, 1841,
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Colluding to Cripple the National Negro Labor Council
In late October 1951, one of the most important African American trade union initiatives in U.S. history was launched. “The
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The Familial Fight Against Racism
The Civil War remains one of the most discussed and published historical topics. Often, public and academic discourse on
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