The American Colonization Society: 200 Years of the “Colonizing Trick”
Two hundred years ago this week, dozens of the nation’s most powerful men met in the Davis Hotel in Washington
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Are You An Intellectual?
On December 16, 2016, I delivered the doctoral commencement address at the University of Florida. This is an amended version
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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise, Part II
This is the second part of a two-part survey on the Electoral College, race, and slavery. This post explores the
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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise
The recent election has renewed interest in the history of the Electoral College, as evident in Christopher F. Petrella’s excellent
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On The Persistence Of White Supremacy
As I write these words in response to the election of Donald J. Trump, I must first pause to acknowledge
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