William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Rutgers University. His most recent book is The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress.

Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow

In the wake of national scrutiny over the rape of an 11-year-old girl, African-Americans in Cleveland espoused the same moral exceptions that white Southerners used to excuse lynch...

Mar 29, 2011 / William Jelani Cobb

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