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Christopher Petrella

Christopher Petrella is a lecturer in American Cultural Studies at Bates College and received his doctorate in African American Studies from U.C. Berkeley. His research and teaching interests include the intellectual history of race, criminalization, and protest. Visit www.christopherfrancispetrella.net for more. Follow him on Twitter @CFPetrella.

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Politics, Race

Reagan Used MLK Day to Undermine Racial Justice

Reagan never really believed that Martin Luther King, Jr., deserved a holiday.

Justin Gomer, Christopher Petrella

Forum Response

The Preservation of the White Race

America has a long history of racial registries, quotas, and camps.

Christopher Petrella

Class & Inequality, Law & Justice

No Easy End to Prison Profiteering

The DOJ says it will stop using private prisons. The truth is more complicated.

Christopher Petrella

Law & Justice, Politics

On Stone Mountain

White supremacy and the birth of the modern Democratic Party.

Christopher Petrella

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