Eric Williams’ Foundational Work on Slavery, Industry, and Wealth
*This essay is part of our online forum on Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944), organized by historian Sasha Turner.
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Slavery
The 1619 Project and the ‘Anti-Lincoln Tradition’
Earlier this year, the Pulitzer Prize Committee announced that this year’s prize for journalistic commentary would be awarded to New
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The World of Slavery, Kidnapping, and the Slave Trade
One of the enduring ironies of the institution of slavery is that it was wrapped up in the law. While
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A New Book on Plantation Coffee in Jamaica, 1790-1848
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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The World That Fear Made: A New Book on Slave Revolts and Conspiracies in Early America
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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