Clio and the Contemporary
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A Surprising History of “Jail, No Bail”
Today’s activists know what those in the Black freedom movement knew: Jail, No Bail was a critique of not just bail, but of an entire system of unjust laws and courts. Then and now, activists understand that power concedes nothing–not desegregation, not pre-trial freedom—without a fight.
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“You keep dancing with the devil… one day he’s gonna follow you home”: Analyzing Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners forces audiences to confront much larger themes in Black American history such as debates over conflicting visions of liberation and various interpretations of Black American religious experience.
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Clio and the Contemporary 