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“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

By Tamar W. Carroll

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 26, 2016Comment

A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent

A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent

A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent

By Jerry Mikorenda

Antebellum & Civil War, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJanuary 21, 2016 Comment

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

By Catherine M. Burns

Race & EthnicityGuest UserOctober 6, 2015 Comment

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

By James Davis

Excerpts, Race & Ethnicity, Arts & CultureGuest UserJuly 14, 2015Comment

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

By Ginger Adams Otis

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJune 11, 2015Comment

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

By Jerry Mikorenda

Antebellum & Civil War, Race & Ethnicity, Gender & SexualityGuest UserMarch 11, 2015Comment

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

By Eric K. Washington

Arts & Culture, Race & EthnicityGuest UserDecember 17, 2013Comment

East, in Eden: William Niblo and his Pleasure Garden of Yore

East, in Eden: William Niblo and his Pleasure Garden of Yore

East, in Eden: William Niblo and his Pleasure Garden of Yore

By Benjamin P. Feldman

Manhattan, Early Republic, Race & EthnicityGuest UserDecember 21, 2012Comment

Piccola Stella Senza Cielo

Piccola Stella Senza Cielo

Piccola Stella Senza Cielo

By Dondiego Nunziata

Race & EthnicityGuest UserJanuary 26, 2012Comment

A Sow's Ear...

A Sow's Ear...

A Sow's Ear...

By Benjamin Feldman

Race & EthnicityGuest UserAugust 18, 2011Comment