Claiming Freedom in the Low Country
African American landownership in the South Carolina and Georgia lowcountry has been a major topic of discussion for a number
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Author: Adam McNeil
Black Patriotism and Black Death in the Aftermath of the American Revolution
On June 15, 1776, Lucretia Pritchett petitioned the Virginia Convention seeking reparations for the deceased enslaved man over whom she
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Black Women’s Anti-Colonizationist Political Thought
Black women have always been at the forefront of Black political movements. From Maria Stewart and Ida B. Wells-Barnett in
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‘The Bone and Sinew of the Land’: An Interview with Historian Anna-Lisa Cox
In today’s post, blogger Adam McNeil interviews Anna-Lisa Cox about her new book, The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s
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Black Rights and Black Citizenship in Antebellum Baltimore
Throughout my life, I have grappled with the precarious and vulnerable nature of Black life in the United States and
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