African Americans and the State Militia
What is the historical relationship between African Americans and the state militia? Today, some may believe the militia to be
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African American Women on the American Railroad
Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad by Miriam Thaggert examines African American women’s engagement with the railroad
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Slavery and Disability in Antebellum America
In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented a new type of cotton gin that could remove seeds from short staple
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Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South
The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where
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Vaccines, Truckers, and White Supremacy between the US and Canada
On January 28, 2022, with plenty of social media forewarning, hundreds of large rigs, pick-up trucks, cars, and a few
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