Ferguson

How Can We Stop Police from Killing Black People?

by Michael J. Pfeifer

The declining incidence of lynching in the early to mid twentieth century may offer useful historical lessons.

The Book Historian Carol Anderson Had to Write After Ferguson

by Sharon Arana

The “analysis” from newscasters and pundits was so ahistorical that they had put all their attention on the flames. In doing so, they missed the kindling.

Milwaukee's deep history of racial tensions

Milwaukee has the unfortunate distinction of being the country's most segregated city between blacks and whites, according to a recent study.

Here’s One Step President Obama Can Take to Ease Racial Strife over Police Misconduct

by Albert I. Slomovitz

Reflections of a historian who’s worked for decades as a volunteer police chaplain.

Our Week from Hell

by Walter G. Moss

Race and guns, April 1968 and July 2016.

Twitter lights up with a counter hashtag: #AllLivesDidn'tMatter

It’s in response to the AllLivesMatter meme.

Cornell historian Russell Rickford reportedly claims the "Fraternal Order of Police is a terrorist organization"

At a rally in support of Black Lives Matter he said he was tired of waiting for reforms of police departments and small concessions from elected leaders on the issue of police brutality.

Research shows that police have one trigger finger for whites and another for blacks

Research going back to the early 20th century shows this is the case.

We’ve Seen the Videos. We’ve Protested the Shootings. Now Let’s Address the Police Violence Problem.

by Michael McQuillan

As MLK observed in 1966, police violence in minority communities is “the main problem in America’s race relations.”

The Hidden Factor in the Outbreak of Violence in Ferguson, Baltimore, St. Louis, and Cincinnati

by Christopher Phillips

They straddle the Mason Dixon Line. Here’s why that matters.

This is What Is Still Holding Us Back from the Creation of a Fair Society

by Jeff Roquen

It’s the plain old, ugly racist belief in the superiority of whites over blacks.

This Is What Black Lives Matter Is All About

by Ron Briley

... and what it isn't about.  Hint:  Black privilege. 

A Year of Racial Tumult Brings Potent Lessons — and Risks — to the Classroom

Each new event has forced scholars to make pedagogical choices.

Why We Can’t Look Away from Violence Against Black People

by Allyson Hobbs

The only way to stop the often-sanctioned violence of the present is to reckon with the past. We can no longer look away.

Why the Shocking Video of the Police Attack on Black Kids at a Pool Shouldn’t Shock Us

by Victoria W. Wolcott

In the past when white neighbors perceived a threat from young blacks they called on their teenage sons to attack the invaders and maintain segregation. Today they call the cops.

Am I the Only One Who’s Tired of the Predictable Cycle of Police Violence?

by Michael McQuillan

It’s evolved into a horrid choreography of broken promises.

Can We Head Off a Long Hot Summer of Riots and Rebellion?

by Peter Dreier

The nation's attention has been focused on the recent riots in Baltimore, but the harsh truth is that they could have happened in any major city.

Channeling Spiro Agnew in the Baltimore riots

by Charles Holden, Zach Messitte, Jerald Podair

His reaction to the unfolding situation helped make him a household name and led to a reshaping of American electoral politics.

President Obama Said “We Must Not Feign Concern and Then Go About Business as Usual.” Here’s How He Could Address the Baltimore Riot’s Root Causes.

by Michael McQuillan

He asserted in his first Presidential campaign that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” Now we are waiting on him.

Scholar of Urban Riots: Expect More Unrest

In an interview historian Ashley M. Howard says we demonize blacks who turn violent but still lionize white labor activists from the 19th century who used violence.