A historian examines what it means to value black life, then and now.
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In the entertainment industry, the success or failure of a minority lead can be a referendum on whether or not to use diverse leads for future projects.
Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey liked to take credit for breaking the color barrier. In truth, it was the culmination of a long campaign waged by the left wing press and labor unions.
Rosa Parks was a hero in the fight against segregation … but she was just one of many.
A former activist turned professor says previous student movements may have opened the door for people of color to have greater opportunity but fell short of changing the power structure.
The novel’s two main characters represent the constitutional conundrum that many Americans grappled with in the pre-civil rights era.
On July 6, the South Carolina Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. In the past white-on-black violence has led to real change - but under specific conditions.
The number of international students on American campuses has increased by 55%. Are they taking the place of American students ?
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Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University
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Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College
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Professor of History
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Lecturer of Labor Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of American History, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Professor of Africana Studies, Morehouse College
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Professor of American History, University of Sussex
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The Ohio State University
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