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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Slavery
A New Book on Plantation Coffee in Jamaica, 1790-1848
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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The World That Fear Made: A New Book on Slave Revolts and Conspiracies in Early America
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Intimate Historical Practice
*This post is part of our joint online roundtable with the Journal of African American History. Saidiya Hartman has stacked
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Black Amazonia: Environmental Knowledge In the Struggle for Black Liberation In Brazil
The question of Black peoples’ relationship to the natural environment is a complex one. Overwhelmingly, scholarly discourse on this relationship
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