The Racial Politics of Demobilizing USCT Regiments
On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee (commander of the Confederate States Army) formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (commander
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MLK And Lillian Smith
On Sunday October 16, 1960, three days before the October 19 Atlanta sit ins where Martin Luther King, Jr. was
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Texas’ Long Celebration of Juneteenth
On June 18, 2021, President Joseph Biden signed legislation that made “Juneteenth,” the commemoration of the event on June
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Allegiance, Birthright, and Race in America
“This post is part of our roundtable on “Contested Citizenship,” organized in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study
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Anti-Blackness and College Football
Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was selected #6 by the Miami Dolphins in the 2021 NFL Draft. During his post-selection press conference,
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