Alvin Ailey’s Pluralistic Vision for America
The famed choreographer used his art to emphasize the universal resonance of African American stories.
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The famed choreographer used his art to emphasize the universal resonance of African American stories.
“Coming to a Wall Near You!” From the 1960s to 1980s, Black teenagers in Philadelphia convinced the world that graffiti wasn’t vandalism, but public art rooted in protest and self-expression.
The Black Panther Party—especially their International Section based in Algiers—embraced the Palestinian cause as part and parcel of their own struggle.
Initially written off as “crazy,” the New Orleans Sniper’s ideas reflected a more widely held sentiment of rage among Black youth.
Alice Walker’s act of generosity in writing The Color Purple forever revolutionized Black women’s literature.
Warith Deen Mohammed
Jesse Jackson and the radicalism of 1980s Black presidential politics
White people raged against school busing in Louisville, KY (September 1975)
Fidel Castro, Joe Louis, Angela Davis, and Jesse Jackson navigate the complicated relationship between Black America and Communist Cuba.
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