Search Results for: slave rebellion

Gender, Slavery, and the Archive in Cuba: An Interview with Aisha Finch

December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Reena Goldthree black politics, Cuba, slavery

This month, I interviewed Aisha Finch about her new book, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies

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The Distinction Between Slavery and Race in U.S. History

November 27, 2016November 25, 2016 Patrick Rael Constitution, Electoral College

The history of the Electoral College is receiving a lot of attention. Pieces like this one, which explores “the electoral

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Private, Public, and Vigilante Violence in Slave Societies

November 17, 2016November 13, 2016 Keri Leigh Merritt Deep South

This essay is the first post in a four-part series concerning the triumvirate of violence in slave societies. The first part

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America’s Enslaved Dead

October 31, 2016October 30, 2016 Brandon Byrd Haiti, Zora Neale Hurston

On Sunday, November 8, 1936, Zora Neale Hurston received the exciting news: there was a zombie at the hospital in

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Haunting Harmonies: Filmic Sounds in 12 Years a Slave and The Birth of a Nation

October 21, 2016October 20, 2016 Rhon Manigault-Bryant Black film, music, The Birth of a Nation

The recent release of The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight, 2016) has resulted in a surprising blaze of dissonant

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