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

By Jill Lepore — 2021

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

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Howard Thurman—The Baptist Minister Who Had a Deep Influence on MLK

Thurman taught King Jr. that spiritual cultivation was necessary to take on the intense work of social activism.

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Paul Harvey
2019
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Rev. Howard Thurman: ‘The Preacher’s Preacher’

Many argue the Black American struggle for freedom and justice in the 20th century was facilitated mainly via two paths: faith (the church) and the law (the courtroom).

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Sean Yoes
2021
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