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May 3, 2018
Clint Smith
Wake Up, Mr. West!
How Kanye's ignorant comments fortify the most pernicious lies of white supremacy.
April 10, 2017
MagazineGanesh Sitaraman
Divided We Fall
The Founders knew that economic inequality would destroy America's democracy. So why can't the Constitution save us?
August 2, 2016
Brit Bennett
Ripping the Veil
Slave narratives have always been popular—and predictable. Can a new generation rewrite the rules?
March 10, 2016
Zachary Fine
Not All Racist Monuments Should Be Torn Down
Preserving them risks legitimizing white supremacy, but removing them risks erasing our mistakes. Here's a third way.
February 8, 2016
Malcolm Harris
A Whitewashed History of Credit
A new book ignores the disturbing history of finance in America.
October 27, 2015
Stacia L. Brown
The Untold History of African American Cookbooks
July 27, 2015
Alma Carten
How Slavery’s Legacy Affects the Mental Health of Black Americans
April 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Southerners Shouldn't Take Attacks on the Confederacy Personally
And they should embrace the idea of celebrating the country's reunion
February 11, 2014
Paul Berman
The True Story of America's First Black Female Slave Novelist
The woman behind 'The Bondwoman's Narrative'
October 23, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Why Can't Critics Deal With Films About Slavery?
February 18, 1920
Herbert Croly
The Paradox of Lincoln

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