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
Read moreChattel enslavement was introduced into the colony of New Jersey in the seventeenth century, shortly after the Dutch first settled
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Read moreThis historiography theorizes racism as applicable to an explanation of why decision-makers at major white organizations waited until the late
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