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Ghosts of Slavery’s Christmas

James Thomas was well-acquainted with powerful white southerners, intimate even. He was born in 1827 to an enslaved woman and

In today’s post, Azmar K. Williams, an editorial assistant of AAIHS, interviews Ashley D. Farmer about her recent article in

This month, I interviewed Aisha Finch about her new book, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies

On December 23, 1739, Captain Quao of the Windward Maroons penned an “X” and swore a blood oath to formally

Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised