Texas’ most famous statesman, Sam Houston, was a slave owner who opposed the Confederacy. But white Texans tend to omit his dissent in current debates over removing Confederate markers.
Articles on Black History Month 2021
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Cameras played a critical role in the quest for social equality for Black Americans in the post-slavery era.
History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only those who profited.
Though COVID-19 has killed Black Americans at nearly twice the rate as white Americans, Black people are the least likely racial group to say they’re eager to get the vaccine.
A history of how African American congregations in Philadelphia weathered crises over 200 years.
An 1850 act permitted the creation of separate schools for Protestants, Catholics and for any five Black families. Some white people used the act to force Black students into separate institutions.
Geographers are documenting slave-built infrastructure, from railroads to ports, in use today. Such work could influence the reparations debate by showing how slavery still props up the US economy.
Some people wonder what they can do to support Black colleagues and junior employees who face institutional discrimination at work and elsewhere.
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Associate Professor of English, affiliate with Africana Studies and Women's & Gender Studies, Clark University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of History, Sam Houston State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
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Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Toronto
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Professor of Accounting, University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley
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Lecturer, History Department, Sam Houston State University
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Lecturer of History, Sam Houston State University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Business and Leadership, University of Delaware
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Assistant Professor of Church and Community Ministries, Baylor University
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2019 - 2021 Joyce Bonk Fellow at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan and current graduate student at U-M School of Information, University of Michigan