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Commemorating Slavery in Nantes, France: Material and Virtual Traces

On a recent research trip to Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of France, I came across two particular sites where

More than a year ago, I wrote about the idea of hope relative to northern black activism during the American

We’re living in one of those moments that doesn’t happen often: elite universities are suddenly interested in their slave-related pasts.

It seems as if everyone—except his racist supporters—are recognizing the obvious: Donald Trump is a racist. But racism extends far

This is an excerpt from the fourth chapter of Driven Toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on