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Keisha N. Blain
Keisha N. Blain is an associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of
Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
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The Black Women Who Paved the Way for This Moment
Today’s protests build on a long tradition of activism.
Keisha N. Blain
June 9, 2020