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Masterless Men: A New Book on Poor Whites and Slavery

May 8, 2017May 13, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi capitalism, slavery, South

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Wealth, Slavery, and the History of American Taxation

April 20, 2017April 22, 2017 Christopher F. Petrella taxes, wealth

Only a few days after Tax Day, many Americans still have Uncle Sam on their minds. Though the vast majority

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The Invisible Threads of Gender, Race, and Slavery

April 13, 2017June 22, 2017 Sasha Turner Black women, Gender, slave trade, slavery

On March 24, 2017 the United Nations commemorated its ten-year anniversary for the International Day of Remembrance honoring the Victims

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The Missing Link: Conservative Abolitionists, Slavery, and Yale

March 31, 2017April 4, 2017 Eric Herschthal slavery

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

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Slavery, New Orleans, and the Counting Blues

March 28, 2017March 31, 2017 Rashauna Johnson New Orleans, slave trade, slavery

In “Countin’ the Blues,” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey sings, “Layin’ in my bed with my face turned to the wall…Tryin’ to

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