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Articles tagged with this keyword discuss the study of Black history, and how research and writing about Black history have changed over time.
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The Hidden Story of Black History and Black Lives Before the Civil Rights Movement
On upending the accepted narrative of the movement.
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Dylan C. Penningroth
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Literary Hub
on
October 4, 2023
Finding My Roots
The storytellers who taught me over the course of my career all knew how to bring Black history vividly to life.
by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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New York Review of Books
on
September 29, 2023
George Washington Williams’ "History of the Negro Race in America" (1882–83)
A work of millennial scope by a self-taught African-American historian.
by
Dorothy Berry
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The Public Domain Review
on
September 12, 2023
If “Woke” Dies, Our Nation’s Truths Die with It
Ron DeSantis wants to retrofit history to conform to conservative ideology.
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Tera W. Hunter
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Hammer & Hope
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August 30, 2023
When Private Beaches Served as a Refuge for the Chesapeake Bay's Black Elite
During the Jim Crow era, working-class Washingtonians' recreation options were far more limited—and dangerous.
by
CJ Blair
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Smithsonian
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June 7, 2023
The Story We’ve Been Told About Juneteenth Is Wrong
The real history of Juneteenth is much messier—and more inspiring.
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Peniel E. Joseph
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Texas Monthly
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May 18, 2023
Zora Neale Hurston’s Hometown in Florida Is in Peril
Historic Black towns should not have to sell off pieces of the past to underwrite the present.
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Nick Tabor
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New York Times
on
April 17, 2023
*The South*: The Past, Historicity, and Black American History (Part II)
Exploring recent debates about the uses–and utility–of Black history in both the academic and public spheres.
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Adolph Reed Jr.
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U.S. Intellectual History Blog
on
April 10, 2023
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How Rap Taught (Some of) the Hip Hop Generation Black History
For members of the Hip Hop generation who came of age during the Black Power era, “reality rap” was an entry into the political power of Black history.
by
Julia Métraux
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Daniella Ann Cook
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Pero Gaglo Dagbovie
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JSTOR Daily
on
February 26, 2023
Who’s Afraid of Black History?
Lurking behind the concerns of Ron DeSantis over a proposed African American studies course is a complex series of debates about slavery and race in classrooms.
by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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New York Times
on
February 17, 2023
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Conservatives Want To Control What Kids Learn, But It May Backfire
Conservatives want to make students patriotic. Instead, they exacerbate historical illiteracy.
by
Adam Laats
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Made by History
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February 7, 2023
How W.E.B. Du Bois Disrupted America’s Dominance at the World’s Fair
With bar graphs and pie charts, the sociologist and his Atlanta students demonstrated Black excellence in the face of widespread discrimination.
by
Susannah Gardiner
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Smithsonian
on
February 1, 2023
In Florida, Teaching African American History Is Against the Law
The latest battlefield in the GOP’s “anti-woke” crusade.
by
John Fea
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Current
on
January 20, 2023
African-American History Finally Gets Its Own AP Class
'Nothing is more dramatic than having the College Board launch an AP course in a field,' says Henry Louis Gates Jr., who helped develop the curriculum.
by
Olivia B. Waxman
via
Time
on
August 22, 2022
Market Solutions to Ancient Sins
Freedom and prosperity are the most effective cure for the scars of slavery and racism.
by
Jason Jewell
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Law & Liberty
on
June 28, 2022
The “Radical” King and a Usable Past
On Martin Luther King's use of radical ideas to create an understanding of the history of America.
by
Robert Greene II
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Black Perspectives
on
April 4, 2022
How Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Helped Remake the Literary Canon
The scholar has changed the way Black authors get read and the way Black history gets told.
by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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David Remnick
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The New Yorker
on
February 19, 2022
The Black History Lost to COVID-19
Black history lives in memories and minds. COVID-19 has endangered those traditions.
by
Janell Ross
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Time
on
February 1, 2022
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors
Black park rangers are working to ensure that many important, and difficult, stories aren’t lost.
by
James Edward Mills
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New York Times
on
September 20, 2021
Leon Litwack, 91, Dies; Changed How Scholars Portray Black History
One of Berkeley’s most popular professors, he brought passion and nuance to his award-winning study of the marginalized and the oppressed.
by
Clay Risen
via
New York Times
on
August 12, 2021
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