Runaway Slaves To Mexico and the Road to the Civil War
In May 2020, the New York Times published a story about the discovery of three skulls unearthed from a grave
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Women’s Experiences during the American Civil War
In the winter of 1863 and 1864, with the Civil War entering its third year, two women living in Southeastern
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The Visual Documentation of Racist Violence in America
Speaking to a Washington Post reporter recently, attorney Ben Crump (who represents the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Sean
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Black Realities and White Statues: The Fall of Confederate Monuments
As a young student, of perhaps fifteen years old, I was the only brown face in a mostly white honors
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‘A White Man Took Her’: Trauma, Loss, and Grief among the Enslaved
In November 1864, a formerly enslaved man named Peter Bumper and his fiance Bucinda Nelson had their marriage registered with
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