Books for Black History Month: upf.com/bhm16 Read about the preseason before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, the lost color line in Florida’s Silver Springs park, the adventures of Alabama’s legendary black outlaw, the only known slave memoir from Florida, Zora Neale Hurston’s final years, the proud heritage of Miami’s black community, the unsung heroines … Continue reading Books for Black History Month
Critical View of Baby Doc’s Presidency A Necessary Building Block for Haiti
As part of our commemorations of Black History month, we asked Millery Polyné, author of From Douglass to Duvalier: U.S. African Americans, Haiti, and Pan Americanism, 1870–1964 for his thoughts on Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier's return to Haiti: "After 25 years in exile Jean-Claude Duvalier's arrival in Haiti has sparked a mixture of emotions and … Continue reading Critical View of Baby Doc’s Presidency A Necessary Building Block for Haiti
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