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Henry McNeal Turner

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Am I a Man?: The Fiery 1868 Speech By An Expelled Black Legislator In Georgia

The expulsion of two Black lawmakers from the Tennessee House recalls an earlier expulsion of dozens of Black lawmakers from Georgia's General Assembly.

by Henry McNeal Turner, Benjamin Barber via Facing South on September 3, 1868

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Painting of a battle during the American Civil War.

A Plague on Both Your Houses

Exodus and the American Civil War.

by Stuart Halpern via Arc Digital on March 30, 2026

Church steeple.

How Christianity Was Used By the Powerful and the Marginalized to Shape Post-Civil War America

On the role of religion in Reconstruction.

by Matthew Avery Sutton via Literary Hub on March 4, 2026

Robert Smalls.

What a Teacher's Letters Reveal About Robert Smalls, Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Secure Freedom

Harriet M. Buss' missives home detail the future congressman's candid views on race and the complicity of Confederate women.

by Jonathan W. White via Smithsonian Magazine on February 13, 2024

Donald Trump.

Trump’s 2020 Playbook Is Coming Straight from Southern Enslavers

Racism — not reformers demanding redress — is the source of American strife.

by Elizabeth R. Varon via Made By History on September 9, 2020

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March on Washington in 1963.

How a Heritage of Black Preaching Shaped MLK's Voice in Calling for Justice

A long heritage of black preachers who played an important role for enslaved people shaped Martin Luther King Jr.‘s moral and ethical vision.

by Kenyatta R. Gilbert via The Conversation on January 17, 2020

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