Nik Ribianszky is Lecturer of American History at Queen’s University Belfast. This interview is based on her new book, Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865 (University of Georgia Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Generations […]
African Americans
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act passes House, Senate.
When Biden signs the bill June 19th, the day celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Americans, will become a federal holiday. On Tuesday, the Senate endorsed the bill unanimously. Yesterday, the House passed the bill by a vote of 415-14. Here […]
Howard University students protest the loss of the classics department
Last week we called your attention to Howard University’s decision to drop its classics department. Cornel West called it a “spiritual catastrophe.” We now learn that Howard students are not happy about the decision. Here is a taste of Allyson […]