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Indigenous Origins8 min read

Pre-Columbian Black Presence in the Americas

Archaeological and historical evidence supports Black populations in the Americas thousands of years before European contact.

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Identity Erasure7 min read

The Paper Genocide: Walter Plecker's War on Identity

How one bureaucrat's campaign of racial reclassification systematically erased indigenous Black identity from official records.

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Economic History9 min read

Black Wall Street and the Pattern of Destruction

Throughout American history, successful FBA communities faced systematic destruction whenever they achieved prosperity.

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Contributions10 min read

50,000 Patents: The Stolen Innovation of FBA Inventors

Black Americans received approximately 50,000 patents between 1870-1940, and untold innovations were stolen during slavery.

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Government Interference11 min read

COINTELPRO: The Government's War on Black Progress

The FBI's Counter Intelligence Program was a coordinated federal campaign to destroy Black organizations and assassinate leaders.

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Legal History7 min read

The Doctrine of Discovery and Its Legacy

How 15th-century papal bulls created the legal framework that justified the dispossession and enslavement of FBAs.

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Legal History9 min read

From Convict Leasing to Mass Incarceration

The continuous pipeline from slavery to convict leasing to mass incarceration represents ongoing economic exploitation through the criminal justice system.

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Cultural Contributions8 min read

Every Beat: How FBAs Created American Music

FBAs created every major musical genre that defines American music, from Blues to Jazz to Rock to Hip-Hop.

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