Remembering Slavery and Freedom
What would a memorial to slavery look like? What story would it tell? What function would we want it to
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Freedom, Race, and Desertion in America’s Civil War
This is a guest post by Jonathan Lande, winner of the 2016 Du Bois-Wells Graduate Student Paper Prize. This annual
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“Change for a $20” read news blurbs on Wednesday, with the announcement that Harriet Tubman will appear on U.S. currency.
Read moreAn Intellectual History of a Book Title: Stamped from the Beginning
The main title for my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, originated
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
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