The 1930s in Baltimore, MD, can be characterized as a watershed for the freedom movement. Baltimore was the nation’s seventh-largest city, heavily industrialized, and there was a long history of labor strife. The city was a border city within a border state, resembling a northern industrial city with Black people enjoying more rights than in the south; however, Jim Crow was still a reality.
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“Soapbox” in Review
From September 2023 to December 2024, Axell Boomer hosted a radio show titled “Soapbox” on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student radio station, WSUM 91.7FM Madison. Using songs as primary sources or thematic markers, he developed the show to explore protest movements throughout history and the music genres that communicated their goals.
Leading Nonviolence Scholar: Gene Sharp
Gene Sharp is the “world’s leading writer on nonviolent action.” He played a key role in systematizing the nonviolence field by classifying methods of nonviolent action and elaborating on the theory of power.
Unfinished Resistance: The 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
The first whispers of the Tiananmen Square protests began in April 1989 when Hu Yaobang, the former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, died of a heart attack. As a beloved symbol of “anti-corruption and political reform”, Yaobang’s death revealed discontent felt by many Chinese citizens.
Syncopating Survival
In music, syncopation can be understood as a site of invention, an off-beat from the given beat of an arrangement. For example, if a piece of music were in a 2/4 time signature, a syncopated beat would be an experimental site of play that precedes, follows, or interrupts the given two beats of the measure. In a conversation with the scholar and musician Dr. Kwami Coleman, the idea of syncopation was expanded to “something new.”
Research Presentation Opportunities
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The Nonviolence Project is Hiring!
The Nonviolence Project is hiring student researchers! Apply here!
Oral History Interview with Antonio Salazar-Hobson
This oral history interview was conducted by Gabe Sanders with Antonio Salazar-Hobson, a tribal and labor lawyer who has worked with Cesar Chavez. Below is a summary of the oral history, as well as the transcript itself.
Nonviolence Project researcher Axell Boomer awarded 2024 Beinecke Scholarship
Axell Boomer, a senior Nonviolence Project student researcher, has been awarded a 2024 Beinecke Scholarship!
Dr. Mou Banerjee wins Undergraduate Mentoring Award for work with NVP
We have some pretty exciting news to share! On April 25th, our director and supervisor Dr. Mou Banerjee was recognized for her outstanding mentorship of students at the Nonviolence Project and in the classroom! She and the other award recipients were celebrated at a ceremony in Union South, where her achievements were read out…