Free Blacks in Accomack County during the Antebellum Period

Free Blacks in Accomack County during the Antebellum Period

This post is part of our forum on “The Books, Archives, and Monuments That Shaped Me.” During the Antebellum period, ...
Northern Journalism in the Promotion of the Lost Cause

Northern Journalism in the Promotion of the Lost Cause

This post is part of our forum on “The Books, Archives, and Monuments That Shaped Me.” Since the age of ...
Call for Papers--Black Feminist Truth Telling

Call for Papers–Black Feminist Truth Telling

Call for Papers: Black Feminist Truth Telling: Stories, Statements, and Collective Meaning Making Guest Editor: Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, Georgia ...
The Problem with Baltimore

The Problem with Baltimore

In 2015, Harvard economists Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren did a study on how the socioeconomic conditions of the neighborhoods ...
A Black Woman’s Story of Sacrifice and Survival

A Black Woman’s Story of Sacrifice and Survival

On January 4, 1861−one week before Alabama officially seceded from the Union−a 65-year-old freed Black woman named Sally Johnson, petitioned ...
The Dichotomy of Enslaved Women's Work in the Antebellum South

The Dichotomy of Enslaved Women’s Work in the Antebellum South

This post is part of our forum on “The Books, Archives, and Monuments That Shaped Me.” The work of enslaved ...