Will Mack
BA in history from Rutgers University
Will Mack is a graduate student at Southern New Hampshire University and will receive his MA in United States history in the spring of 2018. Will plans on advancing to a doctoral program in the fall of 2019 to focus on African American history, the civil rights movement, radicalism, the development of the carceral state, and labor history in the US. Will received his BA in history from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1999 and grew up in New York City.
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The Dayton Ohio Uprising (1966)
The 1966 Dayton, Ohio Uprising began on September 1, 1966 after the murder of African American Lester Mitchell by an unknown white assailant. Mitchell was...
Lovett Fort-Whiteman (1889-1939)
Lovett Huey Fort-Whiteman was an American political and civil rights activist and member of the Communist International. He is regarded as the first American-born Black...
The Crusader (1918-1922)
The Crusader was a black communist magazine established by journalist Cyril Briggs initially with the financial support of West Indian merchant Anthony Crawford in September 1918. Briggs established The Crusader in...
Newburg, New York Race Riot (1899)
The 1899 Newburg, New York Race Riot was the culmination of months of racial tension between non-black and black brickyard workers after brickyard owners...
The New York City Race Riot (1900)
The 1900 New York City, New York Race Riot began following an incident between Arthur J. Harris, a black man, and a white...
The Chester, Pennsylvania Race Riot (1917)
The 1917 Race Riot in Chester, Pennsylvania began July 24, 1917 and continued until July 30, 1917. It is considered unique from many of...
The Philadelphia Race Riot (1918)
The 1918 Race Riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania began on July 26, 1918, two days after an African American woman, Adella Bond, moved into her...
The Jersey City Uprising (1964)
The 1964 Jersey City, New Jersey uprising began August 2 and lasted three nights until the morning of August 5. The uprising...
Paterson, New Jersey Uprising (1964)
The 1964 Paterson, New Jersey uprising lasted from August 11 to 14. The uprising occurred simultaneously with a separate uprising in nearby Elizabeth, New...
New Orleans Dockworkers Riot (1894-1895)
The 1895 New Orleans Dockworkers Riot was a racially motivated attack on non-union black dockworkers by white dockworkers and their sympathizers. The...
Elizabeth, New Jersey Uprising (1964)
The 1964 Elizabeth, New Jersey uprising lasted from August 11 to 13. The three-day uprising occurred simultaneously with a separate clash in nearby Paterson,...
Chicago, Illinois Uprising (1966)
The 1966 Chicago, Illinois uprising, also known as the West Side Riot, began on July 12 after police and African American youth...
