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A Black woman with reddish-brown hair and hands together at the front of her body, wearing a white shirt, black-and-white striped blazer, and earrings.

Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence

with Kellie Carter Jackson

Explore the history of Black abolitionism in the antebellum period.

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A South Asian woman wearing a black dress, black sweater, and white necklace, behind a table with paperback copies of the book "The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition"

The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

with Manisha Sinha

Explore the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the abolitionist movement.

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Image of the National Museum of African American History and Culture with the Washington Monument in the distance.

Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

with Lonnie Bunch

Learn about the significance and creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Marcus Nevius wearing a checked-stripe sport coat with a lapel pin over a gray turtleneck.

City of Refuge

with Marcus P. Nevius

Explore the history of freed peoples in the Great Dismal Swamp and their relationship to maroon communities.

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A bald white man wearing rectangular glasses and a suit smiles at the camera. He is standing in front of a bust of Lincoln and a bookshelf.

Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

with James Oakes

Understand the evolution of the antislavery interpretation of the Constitution.

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A Black woman with braided hair smiling while wearing a white shirt with a floral print.

Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America

with Kabria Baumgartner

Explore how antebellum Black women became educators and activists, and the story of the first integrated classroom in the US.

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President Obama seated at his desk in the Oval Office, taking phone call.

The Black President: Hope and Fury in the Age of Obama

with Claude A. Clegg III

Take a deep dive into the political context of the Obama presidency.

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A military cemetery headstone with the name of a member of the United States Colored Troops.

The African American History of Arlington

by Ric Murphy

Explore the history of Freedman’s Village at Arlington National Cemetery.

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

with Jeanne Theoharis

Learn how examining Rosa Parks’s life challenges perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.

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Photograph of Prof. Keisha Blain, a Black professor, smiling while wearing a white jacket over a textured green shirt, black glasses, and gold earrings.

Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America

with Keisha N. Blain

Explore Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and civil rights organizing career.

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Poster promoting consumption of healthy foods, showing dairy products (milk, cheese), eggs, fruit, vegetables, bread and cereal, and meat.

Food Deserts and the Rise of Fast Food

with Marcia Chatelain

Learn about the movement of fast food into predominantly African American neighborhoods and its connection to the larger issue of food deserts.

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A color photograph of a young Black woman with arms outstretched, a surgical mask under her chin, wearing a white shirt bearing the emblem of black fist and the word Juneteenth with trees, tall buildings, and groups of people behind her

An Introduction to Juneteenth

by Graham Hodges

Explore the history and commemoration of Juneteenth.

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