Marronage and the Great Dismal Swamp
For recent scholars, the Great Dismal Swamp—an ecological treasure that stretches across present-day Virginia and into North Carolina—stands as a
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Plantations
The Disappearance of Eve and Sall: Escaping Slavery in North Carolina
*This post is part of our new series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. Between 1829
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Eric Williams’ Foundational Work on Slavery, Industry, and Wealth
*This essay is part of our online forum on Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944), organized by historian Sasha Turner.
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The World of Slavery, Kidnapping, and the Slave Trade
One of the enduring ironies of the institution of slavery is that it was wrapped up in the law. While
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Prophetic Black Ecologies: Liberatory Agriculture on Beulah Land Farms
*This post is part of our series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. “The forced planting
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