Abolition in the New Year
Far more people probably know the importance of January 1, 1863 than they do the significance of January 1, 1808.
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Mastering the Master’s Language
In my previous two posts, I have made an attempt to better understand early African American intellectual history, first providing
Read moreHow the alliance between slaves and abolitionists ended slavery
One hundred fifty years ago this December, the U.S. completed its long process of abolishing slavery. Why did the nation
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Thinking About the ‘X’
As the year winds down, I find myself, like my AAIHS colleague Noelle Trent, reflecting on 2015, on conversations that
Read moreFree Blacks and the Haitian Revolution in Cartagena and Charleston (John Garrison Marks)
Today’s guest post comes from John Garrison Marks, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Rice University. His
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