Remembering Slavery and Freedom
What would a memorial to slavery look like? What story would it tell? What function would we want it to
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Slavery and Emancipation in New England: A Bibliography
Over the past few months, I have been writing posts exploring pre-modern black intellectual history. They have largely focused on
Read moreA Telenovela, Slavery, and the Diaspora
A Escrava Isaura, the 1875 novel by Bernardo Guimaraes, was one of a number of late 19th century works of
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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Last month, I wrote a post contemplating how historians can write African American intellectual history before the American Revolution and
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