Civil Rights and the Federal Government in the African American Experience
Last month, we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington. Led by veteran civil rights activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the event sought to provide a public...
View ArticleBlack religion and Vietnam
On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. preached at Riverside Church in New York City. In his sermon (listen to it here) he publicly broke ranks with the policies of President Lyndon Johnson and the...
View ArticleFREEMASONRY AND BLACK HISTORY
I have been posting a lot recently on the very diverse impact of Freemasonry on all sots of unsuspected aspects of culture. The British GUARDIAN just did a terrific piece on the relationship between...
View ArticleAfrican American Texas History in Houston
The best research projects are ones that can reasonably be accomplished. Since I enjoy archival research and travel funds are limited, I recently began considering what projects I might pursue...
View ArticleHistory, Empathy, and Race in America
In the white paper “Measuring College Learning in History” (a surprisingly good read as far as literature on assessment in higher education goes), Lendol Calder and Tracy Steffes discuss the virtues of...
View ArticleIs It Time to Put Away “the Prophetic”?
A few weeks back, evangelical theologian Richard Mouw explained over at Religion News Service why he declined to sign “prophetic” declarations. (You know, the official statements proliferating about...
View ArticleApril 4, 50 Years Out
Fifty years. Fifty years since the shot rang out. Since Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Over the years there has been a lot of reflection on the legacy of...
View ArticleRBG, Historian: Why Justice Requires Memory
“In our long struggle for a more just world,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2004, “our memories are among our most powerful resources.” Chris pays tribute to a trailblazing jurist who drew often...
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