Abolition in the New Year
Far more people probably know the importance of January 1, 1863 than they do the significance of January 1, 1808.
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Black Intellectual History Panels at #AHA16
We here at AAIHS are getting excited for this week’s American Historical Association conference. On the program you will find
Read moreHow the alliance between slaves and abolitionists ended slavery
One hundred fifty years ago this December, the U.S. completed its long process of abolishing slavery. Why did the nation
Read moreFree Blacks and the Haitian Revolution in Cartagena and Charleston (John Garrison Marks)
Today’s guest post comes from John Garrison Marks, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Rice University. His
Read moreSean Wilentz is wrong about the Founders, slavery, and the Constitution
According to Sean Wilentz’s opinion piece in the September 16 New York Times, the Constitution of 1787 did not make
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