A Record of Violence

Jeanne Theoharis speaks with Margaret Burnham on her work reconstructing Jim Crow terror, within and outside the law.

Twice Victimized

Twice Victimized

Constitution-Making in South Africa

The process illustrates a refreshing jurisprudence, at once principled and pragmatic.

The Responsibility of Black Intellectuals, Part 2

A second roundtable with Eugene Rivers, bell hooks, Randall Kennedy, Regina Austin, and Selwyn Cudjoe, with Margaret Burnham as moderator.

The Responsibility of Black Intellectuals

A roundtable with bell hooks, Cornel West, and more.

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