Slavery and Disability in Antebellum America
In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented a new type of cotton gin that could remove seeds from short staple
Read moreIn 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented a new type of cotton gin that could remove seeds from short staple
Read moreChattel enslavement was introduced into the colony of New Jersey in the seventeenth century, shortly after the Dutch first settled
Read moreIn today’s post, Adam X. McNeil, a regular contributor of Black Perspectives, interviews Dr. David Silkenat on his new book,
Read moreIn Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery, Bruce A. Ragsdale meticulously examines Washington’s activities
Read moreIn 1892 a reporter for the Missouri-based Daily Globe-Democrat interviewed an elderly Black man by the name of Louis Fatio living near
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