African American History Perspectives
The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975
In the following article, historian Nafeesa Muhammad describes the often lauded but understudied economic program of the Nation of Islam...
Resurrecting the Legacy of Eddie Gardner
In this article below historian Charles B. Kastner describes his new book, Race Across America, on Eddie Gardner, the now...
Mental Illness in Black Community, 1700-2019: A Short History
In the article below, Dr. Uchenna Umeh, a former San Antonio, Texas physician, briefly describes how mental health among African...
Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb: African Americans and the Campaign for a Nuclear-Free World, 1945-
In the description of his 2015 book, African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement,...
Fighting Jim Crow in the 19th Century South: The Untold Story
Most historians have considered the period between 1877, the end of Reconstruction, and 1900 to be “The Nadir” or the...
The Construction of the Alaska Highway, 1942: The Role of Race in the Far North
In the following article independent historians Christine and Dennis McClure describe the role race played in the construction of the...
The History of Allensworth, California (1908- )
In the article below retired California State University, Fresno historian Robert Mikell explores the history of the only all-black town...
Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
In the following article sociologist and African American Studies professor Patricia A. Banks describes the rise of private art collectors...
Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
In her new book, Reparation and Reconciliation: The Rise and Fall of Integrated Higher Education, sociologist Christi M. Smith reveals...
