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Slavery and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century New Jersey

Chattel enslavement was introduced into the colony of New Jersey in the seventeenth century, shortly after the Dutch first settled

When discussing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, numerous individuals and organizations tend to focus on the mid-twentieth century to highlight

The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where

In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for

Throughout much of the twentieth century, Florida’s warm climate and long sunny days managed to attract the nation’s elites. The