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South to America
: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry
2022
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The Man Who Transformed American Theater
How August Wilson became one of the country’s most influential playwrights.
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Imani Perry
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The Atlantic
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August 15, 2023
The Atlantic Writers Project: Charles Chesnutt
A contemporary Atlantic writer reflects on one of the voices from the magazine's archives who helped shape the publication—and the nation.
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Imani Perry
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The Atlantic
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July 11, 2022
I Searched for Answers About My Enslaved Ancestor. I Found Questions About America
'Did slavery make home always somewhere else?'
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Imani Perry
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Made By History
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January 13, 2022
Thanksgiving and the Curse of Ham
19th-century African American writer Charles Chesnutt’s subversive literature.
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Imani Perry
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The Atlantic
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November 23, 2021
Racism Is Terrible. Blackness Is Not.
So many people taught us to be more than the hatred heaped upon us.
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Imani Perry
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The Atlantic
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June 15, 2020
Voter Suppression Carries Slavery's Three-Fifths Clause into the Present
The Georgia governor’s election was the latest example of how James Madison’s words continue to shape our views on race.
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Imani Perry
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The Guardian
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January 31, 2019
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
Not directly. But it's more complicated than you think.
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Imani Perry
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Colorlines
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October 30, 2018
As Goes the South, So Goes the Nation
History haunts, but Alabama changes.
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Imani Perry
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Harper's
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July 15, 2018