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Armed and Ready : Black Self-Defense in America

The long and complex story of Black American armed self-defense.

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Resistance Under Surveillance

The untold story of the first Black agent in the Bureau of Investigation, whose covert infiltration of Marcus Garvey's UNIA helped dismantle the largest Black mass movement in American history.

Resistance Under Surveillance

Ernest Withers produced some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a paid FBI informant, feeding intelligence on the movement's leaders to the Bureau for decades.

Resistance Under Surveillance

Raymond Wood was an NYPD undercover officer embedded in Malcolm X's inner circle. His role in the events leading to Malcolm X's assassination remained concealed for over fifty years.

Ideological Conflict

Two towering intellectuals, two radically different visions for Black liberation

Political History

Black Americans once found a home in the party of Lincoln. Then political realignment shifted those dynamics

Legal History

The legal architecture designed to control, criminalize, and disenfranchise Black Americans

Political Scandal

The story of Frank Wills, whose acute observation unraveled the Watergate political scandal

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Exploring the space between resistance and survival, focusing on figures who navigated impossible choices during some of the most pivotal moments in American history. No simple heroes or villains - just the truth, presented with context, and the primary sources to back it up.

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The untold story of the first Black agent in the Bureau of Investigation, whose covert infiltration of Marcus Garvey's UNIA helped dismantle the largest Black mass movement in American history.

Ernest Withers produced some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a paid FBI informant, feeding intelligence on the movement's leaders to the Bureau for decades.

Raymond Wood was an NYPD undercover officer embedded in Malcolm X's inner circle. His role in the events leading to Malcolm X's assassination remained concealed for over fifty years.

Two towering intellectuals, two radically different visions for Black liberation

Black Americans once found a home in the party of Lincoln. Then political realignment shifted those dynamics

The legal architecture designed to control, criminalize, and disenfranchise Black Americans

The story of Frank Wills, whose acute observation unraveled the Watergate political scandal

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Exploring resistanceand resilience.

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The untold story of the first Black agent in the Bureau of Investigation, whose covert infiltration of Marcus Garvey's UNIA helped dismantle the largest Black mass movement in American history.

Ernest Withers produced some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a paid FBI informant, feeding intelligence on the movement's leaders to the Bureau for decades.

Raymond Wood was an NYPD undercover officer embedded in Malcolm X's inner circle. His role in the events leading to Malcolm X's assassination remained concealed for over fifty years.

Two towering intellectuals, two radically different visions for Black liberation

Black Americans once found a home in the party of Lincoln. Then political realignment shifted those dynamics

The legal architecture designed to control, criminalize, and disenfranchise Black Americans

The story of Frank Wills, whose acute observation unraveled the Watergate political scandal

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Exploring resistance
and resilience.