African American History
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A Bare and Open Truth
VanJessica Gladney | Oct 19, 2022
When a university denied its legacy, students and faculty stepped in to do the research. -
Slavery’s Archive
Cassandra Berman | Oct 18, 2022
The first step in learning a history is accessing the documents that record it. -
Working through Injustice
Anthony Bogues | Oct 17, 2022
Institutional histories balance between nostalgia and truth. How do members of those institutions cope? -
Louis E. Wilson (1939–2022)
Daniel Horowitz | Sep 30, 2022
Louis E. Wilson, historian of Africa and African Americans, died on July 10, 2022. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Peter Eisenstadt
Matthew Keough | Sep 8, 2022
Peter Eisenstadt is a working historian. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina, and has been a member since 1979. -
Is History History?
James H. Sweet | Aug 17, 2022
When historians concede to discuss the past with the terms of the present, they abandon the skill set that makes them historians. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Derrick Lanois
Matthew Keough | Jul 6, 2022
Derrick Lanois is an assistant professor of history at Norfolk State University. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia, and has been a member since 2015. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Francena Turner
Matthew Keough | May 12, 2022
Francena Turner is an adjunct lecturer of history at Fayetteville State University and a CLIR/Mellon Fellow and postdoctoral associate for... -
Grant of the Week: Network to Freedom Grants
Alana Venable | May 10, 2022
The National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program is now accepting applications for 2022 grant funding. -
Empires, Families, and Engaged History
Mark Philip Bradley | Apr 28, 2022
Questions of empire, race, family, and knowledge production weave throughout the articles in the latest AHR issue.
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