Masterless Men: A New Book on Poor Whites and Slavery
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Slavery
Afro-Latin America and the Black Pacific: An Interview with Sherwin K. Bryant
This month I interviewed Sherwin K. Bryant about his work on the Black Pacific and Afro-Andes. Bryant is Associate Professor of
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Wealth, Slavery, and the History of American Taxation
Only a few days after Tax Day, many Americans still have Uncle Sam on their minds. Though the vast majority
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A Dual Emancipation: How Black Freedom Benefited Poor Whites
Recently scholars have come to question “emancipation” as the proper terminology for describing the end of American slavery, preferring instead
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The Invisible Threads of Gender, Race, and Slavery
On March 24, 2017 the United Nations commemorated its ten-year anniversary for the International Day of Remembrance honoring the Victims
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