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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise, Part II

This is the second part of a two-part survey on the Electoral College, race, and slavery. This post explores the

The recent election has renewed interest in the history of the Electoral College, as evident in Christopher F. Petrella’s excellent

We’re learning a lot these days about the historical roots of mass incarceration. Michelle Alexander’s wildly successful book, The New

Although forms of systemic racism had certainly not gone away prior to Donald Trump’s election, that so many Americans voted

After the 2008 election of Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, it became customary for some