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Book review: “Confronting Black Jacobins”
March 22, 2016Gerald Horne writes that the 1804 Haitian Revolution "was so profound that it may require an entire school of historians to take its true measure."
Read moreToday in history: Philip and Jack Foner are born
December 14, 2015Two of the four Foner brothers who were leaders in the American labor movement were born on December 14 in 1910.
Read moreGeneral Nat Turner, the Black Spartacus in a new play
November 3, 2015It does not do Turner and his courageous followers justice, but it may be worth seeing for those who know little about one of the most electrifying moments in American history.
Read moreRacist terrorism in Charleston
June 25, 2015All who support racial equality, democracy and justice know that the world is watching: this is time to mobilize to bring an end to racist terror and structural racism in general.
Read moreS. Carolina leaders call for removing Confederate flag from statehouse grounds
June 22, 2015The Confederate flag features prominently in photos of the white youth arrested and charged with the murders.
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