In Memoriam: Dr. James Brewer Stewart
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Dr. James Brewer Stewart, a cherished member of the Advisory Board of the Ida B. Wells Center.
For American racism, slavery was only the beginning
Ending our fixation on slavery and focusing on what happened next could help us move on from the argument that racism in America…
Radical history
“The thesis that U.S. slavery was not legal creates cultural and cognitive dissonance—it necessitates a rewriting of America’s historiography,” Alexander says. “This has radical implications for academia.”