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‘Unrequited Toil’: A New Book on the History of U.S. Slavery

September 19, 2018September 25, 2018 Keisha N. Blain capitalism, race, Racial Capitalism, racism, slavery

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

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Slavery, Family Separation, and the Ransom Case of John Weems

September 11, 2018September 16, 2018 Jessica Parr archives, race, slave trade, slavery

During the nineteenth century, several state laws prohibited, or restricted the ability of African Americans to testify against white people.

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Slavery and America’s Legacy of Family Separation

July 25, 2018July 31, 2018 Vanessa M. Holden Immigration, slavery

In early May 2018 news broke that federal officials had lost track of nearly 1,500 children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced

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Claiming Freedom: A New Book on the Transition from Slavery to Emancipation in Georgia

April 16, 2018April 21, 2018 Keisha N. Blain economic justice, Georgia

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

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Writing on Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South

March 9, 2018March 15, 2018 Keri Leigh Merritt #MasterlessMen, poverty, reconstruction, slavery, South

*This post is part of our roundtable on Keri Leigh Merritt’s Masterless Men. First, I want to take a moment to thank the

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