The faux-wokeness of film reviews: in defense of The Free State of Jones
A response by Crystal Stella Becerril and Jason Netek of some reviews of the movie, The Free State of Jones.
Mississippi's first labour union - Ken Lawrence
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2016 11:45
A short account of the first trade union in Mississippi, which was created in 1866 by African-American washerwomen.
Black rebellion: five slave revolts - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 22 2016 11:17
Detailed histories of five important episodes of slave revolt, excerpted from a longer book called Travellers and Outlaws by abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson, first published in 1889. Unfortunately it contains language and a perspective tainted by the widespread prejudice at the time, however we reproduce it in full for historical information only.
Our enemies in blue - Kristian Williams
Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing.
Black people in the British empire: an introduction - Peter Fryer
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 7 2016 18:37
Acclaimed writer Peter Fryer exposes the exploitation and oppression of Britain's colonies, looks at grassroots rebellions and restores black people to their rightful place in Britain's history.
A people's history of the fourth of July
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 6 2016 20:13
A roundup of key events in United States working class history which have also taken place on 4 July, beyond 1776.
The Combahee River raid, 1863 - Earl Conrad
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 5 2016 11:04
A short account of the Combahee River raid during the American Civil War, which was led by former slave and underground railroad activist Harriet Tubman, and freed nearly 800 slaves.
Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877 - Eric Foner
This masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history redefined how Reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery.
Christmas day freedom fighters: hidden history of the Seminole anticolonial struggle - William Katz
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 5 2015 03:47
On Christmas day in 1837, the Africans and Native Americans who formed Florida’s Seminole Nation defeated a vastly superior U.S. invading army bent on cracking this early rainbow coalition and returning the Africans to slavery.
Truth, Sojourner, c1797-1883 - Mary G. Butler
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 5 2015 03:04
A short biography of former slave, abolitionist, passionate advocate for the dispossessed and perhaps the most famous African-American woman in the 19th-century United States.
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