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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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Trump’s America Was Never a Democracy

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount democracy, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Politics

History is rarely written in advance. Yet on January 20, 2017 we will likely witness the largest general strike and

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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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Afro-Colombians and the Peace Agreement in Colombia

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Yesenia Barragan Colombia

On the evening of October 2, 2016, the whole world was in absolute shock. The Colombian people rejected a historic

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An Open Letter to White Liberal Feminists

November 19, 2016November 21, 2016 Rhon Manigault-Bryant black feminism

Dear White Liberal Feminists, After Donald J. Trump’s election to the highest and most powerful political office of the United

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