How Freedom Defines Black Political Power
This essay explores how the notion of “freedom” impacts the political experience of Black people in the United States and why it’s been such an elusive thing for Black Americans to obtain.
Black Migration, the “Red Summer,” and the “Red Scare”
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What is Anti-Black Politics?
Throughout the history of the United States, anti-Black politics has systematically limited African Americans in their ability to exercise power. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, lynchings, police brutality, racial segregation, and housing discrimination, are among many forms of racial inequality. This article looks at how power and racism combine into anti-Black politics. Understanding the politics of anti-Black racism is critical in assessing how best to harness the power to affect desired change.
Martin Luther King Sr. and the Making of a Movement
The Shaping of Michael Luther King Martin Luther King Sr. was born in Stockbridge, Georgia, on December 19, 1897. Born into poverty, he grew up as Michael King – a sharecropper’s son and the second of ten children. Born in an age of Jim Crow, economic...
W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington (Round 2)
Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois, Round 2 (Intoduction) Over a series of articles, I’ve explored how Black leaders sought a way forward after the failure of Reconstruction. W.E.B. Du Bois looked toward integration and Civil Rights as a means to achieve...
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