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Social JusticeFebruary 22, 2023
Why the United States Needs a New Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, historian Peniel Joseph examines how how the broken promises of racial equality in the past might be fulfilled in the future.
Robert Greene II
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HistorySeptember 21, 2022
Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South
While the South is often dismissed as a region catching up to the rest of the country, Perry’s new book demonstrates why it has always been the key to defining the promise and limits of American democracy.
Robert Greene II
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HistoryJune 20, 2022
Keeping Juneteenth Radical
Crass commercialization of a holiday is as American as a Labor Day sale, and so it is up to us to keep the true spirit of Juneteenth alive.
Robert Greene II
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BiographyJune 1, 2022
Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism
A two-volume biography tracks the life and times of one of Harlem’s leading socialists.
Robert Greene II
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Race and EthnicityFebruary 21, 2022
We Must Protect Historically Black Colleges and Universities
It’s no wonder HBCUs are under attack given how hostile our society remains to Black success.
Robert Greene II
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HistoryJune 28, 2021
Annette Gordon-Reed’s Personal History of Juneteenth
In her new book, Gordon-Reed reminds us that besides offering us origin stories the past can also provides us with a way to think about the present and future.
Robert Greene II
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CitiesMay 17, 2021
The City That Embodies the United States’ Contradictions
In the history of St. Louis, we find both a radical and reactionary past—and a more hopeful future too.
Robert Greene II
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FilmFebruary 16, 2021
The Long History of the FBI’s Surveillance of Martin Luther King
A new documentary details the bureau’s response to King and how the harassment of left-wing radicals and activists of color was integral to its mission in the 20th century.
Robert Greene II
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BiographyAugust 10, 2020
Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics
A new collection of essays demonstrates how the civil rights icon’s thinking evolved amid the upheavals of the 20th century.
Robert Greene II
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HistoryJune 1, 2020
The Lost History of Southern Communism
Mary Stanton’s Red, Black, White offers a close examination of the triumphs and travails of Alabama’s local Communist Party chapter.
Robert Greene II