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Sara Baartman, Say Her Name: A Bicentennial Anniversary

January 16, 2016January 15, 2016 Janell Hobson #sayhername, South Africa

One of the stranger stories that broke with the new year was the report (now discredited) of pop star Beyoncé writing

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Abolition in the New Year

January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Chernoh Sesay Jr. Absalom Jones, religion, Richard Allen, slave trade, slavery

Far more people probably know the importance of January 1, 1863 than they do the significance of January 1, 1808.

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How the alliance between slaves and abolitionists ended slavery

December 21, 2015December 19, 2015 Patrick Rael 13th Amendment, William Lloyd Garrison

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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Thinking About the ‘X’

December 12, 2015December 14, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson Afrxlatinidad, Caribbean, colonial America, empire, Latin America, slave trade, slavery

As the year winds down, I find myself, like my AAIHS colleague Noelle Trent, reflecting on 2015, on conversations that

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“Bringer of Problems”: Charles H. Long and the Basic Question of Humanity

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 Chris Cameron

Today’s guest post was written by Corey D. B. Walker, Dean of the College and John W. and Anna Hodgin

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