The Negro American Magazine
A Beacon of Harlem Renaissance Culture The Negro American Magazine, published in San Antonio, Texas, during the 1920s, was a significant yet often overlooked publication...
Author : joe bodego
The Hypocrisy of Racial Narratives: When the “Best” of White Society Reveals the Worst
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In discussions about race in America, a familiar pattern emerges. White critics often cherry-pick the most negative elements of Black society—crime statistics, isolated incidents of...
Convict Leasing in America
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Exploitation and Racial Injustice Post-Emancipation Convict leasing was a system of forced labor that emerged in the Southern United States following the Civil War, effectively...
Perez v. Sharp
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A Landmark Victory Against Anti-Miscegenation Laws In 1948, the California Supreme Court made history by striking down the state’s anti-miscegenation statute in Perez v. Sharp,...
Anti-Miscegenation Laws in the United States
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Criminalizing Love Across Racial Lines For centuries, laws in the United States dictated who could marry whom, using race as the dividing line. Known as...
Europe’s Colonial Legacy
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A Case for Immigration as Historical Reckoning Europe’s history is indelibly marked by centuries of colonial expansion, during which powers like Britain, France, Spain, Portugal,...
The Bambatha Rebellion of 1906
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The Bambatha Rebellion of 1906 was a significant uprising in the Colony of Natal, South Africa, led by Bambatha kaMancinza, a Zulu chief. This revolt...
The War of 1812
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A Conflict of Independence and Identity The War of 1812, often called the “Second War of Independence,” was a pivotal conflict between the United States...
The Tragic Life of Ota Benga
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A Story of Exploitation and Resilience Ota Benga, a Mbuti man born around 1883 in the Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of Congo),...
Creole People
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Creole people represent a fascinating tapestry of ethnic groups shaped by the forces of colonialism, migration, and cultural fusion. The term “Creole” encompasses communities worldwide...