Black Death: Gore, Geographies and the Gallows in Jamaica
One evening, on a road in Jamaica, a soldier belonging to the “Mulatto Company” made his evening rounds. He came
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Slavery
Sean Wilentz is wrong about the Founders, slavery, and the Constitution
According to Sean Wilentz’s opinion piece in the September 16 New York Times, the Constitution of 1787 did not make
Read moreThe ‘Dixie Narrative’ and the Meaning of Slavery
*This is a guest post from Ibrahim Sundiata, emeritus professor of African/Afro-American Studies and History at Brandeis University. Sundiata is
Read moreRecent Scholarship in Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies: A Brief Bibliography
The past twelve months have witnessed an outpouring of new scholarship on the African Diaspora in Latin America and the
Read moreOn the use of “Slave Mistress”
The passing of the great civil-rights leader Julian Bond earlier this week ignited a firestorm of activity on Twitter.
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