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One Hundred Years After the Silent Parade
Here's what we've learned about mass protests since the 1917 Silent Parade.
by
Isabel Wilkerson
,
Synclaire Cruel
via
PBS NewsHour
on
July 29, 2017
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Caste Does Not Explain Race
The celebration of Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ reflects the continued priority of elite preferences over the needs and struggles of ordinary people.
by
Charisse Burden-Stelly
via
Boston Review
on
December 14, 2020
The Limits of Caste
By neglecting the history of the Black diaspora, Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" fails to reckon with systems of racial capitalism.
by
Hazel V. Carby
via
London Review of Books
on
January 21, 2021
Stop Calling it ‘The Great Migration’
For people of color watching over their shoulder, the fear of police interference harkens back to a historical moment with a much-too-benign label.
by
Brentin Mock
via
CityLab
on
July 4, 2018
Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About Whether Trump Is a Fascist
In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.
by
Andrew Marantz
via
The New Yorker
on
March 27, 2024
History As End
1619, 1776, and the politics of the past.
by
Matthew Karp
via
Harper's
on
June 8, 2021
Fascism and Analogies — British and American, Past and Present
The past has habitually been repurposed in a manner inhibiting ethical accountability in the present.
by
Priya Satia
via
Los Angeles Review of Books
on
March 16, 2021
The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret
The property values of the popular game reflect a legacy of racism and inequality.
by
Mary Pilon
via
The Atlantic
on
February 21, 2021
