Left of Black | J.T. Roane on the History of Black Urban Placemaking

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Black organizing in urban spaces, particularly following The Great Migration onward, has always courted intense scrutiny from the powers-that-be. What is the incredible history of this important Black self-empowerment in 20th century Philadelphia? Dr. J.T. Roane, the Mellon Assistant Professor of Global Racial Justice, Africana Studies and Geography at Rutger's Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, joins host Mark Anthony Neal to discuss his new book, "Dark Agoras: Insurgent Black Social Life and the Politics of Place," published by ‪@NYUPressOnline‬.
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Left of Black is the Webby Award-nominated series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars, created and hosted by the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies Dr. Mark Anthony Neal. From 2010-2020, it was produced by the John Hope Franklin Center for International and Global Studies. In 2020, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute took over production, with funding support from Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.
Directed by Eric Barstow, M.F.A.
Camera & editor, Jakiah Glass
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