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Slavery’s Metropolis: A New Book on Unfree Labor in New Orleans

November 30, 2016November 28, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi Haiti, Haitian Revolution

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

November 27, 2016November 25, 2016 Patrick Rael Constitution, Electoral College

The history of the Electoral College is receiving a lot of attention. Pieces like this one, which explores “the electoral

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Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College

November 14, 2016July 1, 2017 Christopher F. Petrella Constitution, electoral politics, Politics

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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Slavery, Migration, and Narratives of the Black Pacific

October 28, 2016November 29, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount Antigua, black internationalism

In 1803, on a small tropical island surrounded by beautiful oceans and relentless sugar plantations, a baby was born. The

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Not Another Slavery Movie

October 18, 2016October 17, 2016 Janell Hobson Black film, black protest, Nate Parker, slavery, The Birth of a Nation

Even before controversial director Nate Parker debuted his Nat Turner movie, The Birth of a Nation, black voices emanated from Black

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