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Paul Ortiz

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One of History's Foremost Anti-Slavery Organizers Is Often Left Out of Black History Month

The Reverend Dr. Henry Highland Garnet may be the most famous African American you never learned about.

by Paul Ortiz via TIME on January 31, 2018

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Paul Ortiz’s “African American and Latinx History of the United States.”

Beyond People’s History

On Paul Ortiz’s “African American and Latinx History of the United States.”

by Samantha Schuyler via Los Angeles Review of Books on September 29, 2018

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The 50-Year War on Higher Education

To understand today’s political battles, you need to know how they began.

by Ellen Schrecker via The Chronicle of Higher Education on October 14, 2022

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When Black History Is Unearthed, Who Gets to Speak for the Dead?

Efforts to rescue African American burial grounds and remains have exposed deep conflicts over inheritance and representation.

by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on September 24, 2021

The International Vision of John Willis Menard, the First African-American Elected to Congress

Although he was denied his House seat, Menard continued his activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere.

by Lorraine Boissoneault via Smithsonian on March 6, 2018

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