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Slave Against Slave: Plantation Violence in the Old South by Jeff Forret. Photo: courtesy of Jeff Forret.

Slavery and Violence in the Old South: An Interview with Jeff Forret

October 6, 2016August 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt archives, Gender

This month I interviewed Dr. Jeff Forret, Professor and Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow at Lamar University. He is the author

Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Archive: An Interview with Marisa Fuentes

October 4, 2016October 3, 2016 Emily Owens sexuality

In this interview, guest blogger Emily A. Owens sits down with Marisa Fuentes to discuss her new book, Dispossessed Lives:

Why We Need the #CharlestonSyllabus Now

October 4, 2016March 26, 2017 Keisha N. Blain #CharlestonSyllabus, Charleston, police brutality, police violence, South Carolina

On Friday, Sept. 23rd, the University of Georgia Press hosted the Charleston Syllabus Symposium at the University of Georgia. The

Is the Myth of Racial Harmony Killing Our Country?

October 3, 2016October 4, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson black internationalism, black protest, police brutality

My eyes draw open, fixing on the silhouette of the spinning blades of the ceiling fan above my bed. After

#MuseumsRespondtoFerguson: An Interview with Aleia Brown and Adrianne Russell

September 29, 2016September 27, 2016 Kami Fletcher digital media

This month I interviewed the founders of a new digital humanities project, #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson. Aleia Brown (left) is the co-founder of #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson