The Surprising Role of Race in the History of Gubernatorial Impeachment
Once again, Maine Governor Paul LePage is in trouble, and race is at the heart of the matter. The Governor’s
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Muhammad Ali, Freedom Road, and the Legacy of Reconstruction
Today we’re featuring a guest post by Robert Bland, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at the University
Read moreWhen Slaves Go on Strike: W.E.B. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction 80 Years Later
Slaves freed themselves. With this majestic assertion in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois all but cemented Black Reconstruction as one of
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Nothing is Impossible: Black History and Black Futures as a Flag Falls
At dawn on June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome (with support from local activists) scaled the flag pole in front of
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Fighting for Freedom: Free Women of African Descent in New Orleans and Beyond
Delivered at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the panel
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