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Brandon R. Byrd

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The Living History of Juneteenth, Our Next National Holiday

A celebration of emancipation in Texas is taking hold in the minds of Americans everywhere.

by Brandon R. Byrd via GQ on June 19, 2020
Revolution and Repression: A Framework for African American History

Running through all of historian Gerald Horne's books are the twin themes of revolution and repression.

by Brandon R. Byrd via Black Perspectives on August 21, 2018
How the Reactionary Right Has Used Madness as an Excuse for Violence

From MLK's assassination to the Charleston Massacre, we've heard the same excuses for racial violence.

by Brandon R. Byrd via The Daily Beast on April 1, 2018
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Racism Has Always Driven U.S. Policy Toward Haiti

On Haiti, Donald Trump sounds a lot like Thomas Jefferson.

by Brandon R. Byrd via Made By History on January 14, 2018
Making America White 200 Years Ago

Brandon Byrd examines resistance to the American Colonization Society's attempts to remove free blacks from the US.

by Brandon R. Byrd via Public Books on February 17, 2017

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