An Environmental History of Slavery: An Interview with David Silkenat
In today’s post, Adam X. McNeil, a regular contributor of Black Perspectives, interviews Dr. David Silkenat on his new book,
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Author: Adam McNeil
Black Virginians and the American Revolution
In the summer of 1782, nearly nine months after Patriot victory at the Battle of Yorktown during the US War
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Claiming Freedom in the Low Country
African American landownership in the South Carolina and Georgia lowcountry has been a major topic of discussion for a number
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Black Patriotism and Black Death in the Aftermath of the American Revolution
On June 15, 1776, Lucretia Pritchett petitioned the Virginia Convention seeking reparations for the deceased enslaved man over whom she
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Black Women’s Anti-Colonizationist Political Thought
Black women have always been at the forefront of Black political movements. From Maria Stewart and Ida B. Wells-Barnett in
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