Slavery’s Metropolis: A New Book on Unfree Labor in New Orleans
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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The Distinction Between Slavery and Race in U.S. History
The history of the Electoral College is receiving a lot of attention. Pieces like this one, which explores “the electoral
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Private, Public, and Vigilante Violence in Slave Societies
This essay is the first post in a four-part series concerning the triumvirate of violence in slave societies. The first part
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Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College
At 11:45 p.m. on November 6, 2012, Donald Trump tweeted that “the electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.”
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Black Lives in a Colony in Crisis: An Interview with Nathan H. Dize
This month, I had the opportunity to interview Nathan H. Dize, one of the founding authors and the content curator,
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