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As Black Power Grew, Violence Increased to Suppress It

 Author: admin  Published Date: June 21, 2022  1 Comment on As Black Power Grew, Violence Increased to Suppress It

Clyde W. Ford is an award-winning author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. His latest book is Of Blood and Sweat:…

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Posted in Land Reform Memory of Reconstruction White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

Reconstruction and “The Limits of Black Forgiveness”

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 9, 2020  Leave a Comment on Reconstruction and “The Limits of Black Forgiveness”

I like to link readers of The Reconstruction Era Blog to scholars writing online. Scott Hancock is a professor of History and Africana Studies at…

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New Podcast from NY Times 1619 Project on African American Land Ownership During Reconstruction & Jim Crow

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: October 11, 2019  Leave a Comment on New Podcast from NY Times 1619 Project on African American Land Ownership During Reconstruction & Jim Crow

The new 1619 podcast from The New York Times looks at the struggle by freed slaves to obtain land after emancipation and the continuing effort…

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