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Wesley Hogan

Research Professor of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
114 S Buchanan Blvd Bay 5, Box 90403, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications


Learning within freedom movements: using critical oral history methodology

Chapter · January 16, 2024 Addressing practice-oriented questions, this Handbook engages with both theoretical and political dimensions, unpacking the multidimensional nature of social movement research for new and established scholars alike and for movement-based as ... ... Open Access Cite

People Power History, Organizing, and Larry Goodwyn's Democratic Vision in the Twenty-First Century

Book · July 20, 2021 This volume is inspired by the pathbreaking life and work of writer, activist, and historian Lawrence "Larry" Goodwyn. ... Cite

Building and transferring movement informational wealth: The sncc digital gateway

Journal Article Journal of African American History · September 1, 2020 When activists know there is a big hole in a people’s history, and those who made the history are still alive to tell it, yet have concerns about the ability of historians and universities to accept new avenues of producing knowledge, how does the group se ... Full text Open Access Cite

On the Freedom Side How Five Decades of Youth Activists Have Remixed American History

Book · October 2, 2019 The reply: “We're on the Freedom Side.” As the chant passed around the circle, two young women Dream Defenders stepped up to name points of contact with the longer freedom movement: “Ella Baker was a freedom fighter, and she taught  ... ... Cite

Youth and Revolution in Tunisia. By Alcinda Honwana

Journal Article The Oral History Review · April 1, 2017 Full text Open Access Cite

Many Minds, One Heart SNCC's Dream for a New America

Book · January 22, 2013 Many Minds, One Heart ultimately reframes the movement and asks us to look anew at where America stands on justice and equality today. ... Cite