Windrush and Britain’s Long History of Racialized Belonging
In November 2017, 61-year-old Paulette Wilson decided to publicly share her story of being detained in the infamous Yarl’s Wood
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Haitian Writer Baron de Vastey and Black Atlantic Humanism: An Interview with Marlene L. Daut
In today’s post, Julia Gaffield, Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State University, interviews Marlene L. Daut on her new book Baron
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Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean: A New Book on Atlantic 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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Ghana, France, and the Re-writing of Colonial Narratives
Emmanuel Macron’s recent tour of Africa followed the well-worn path of French presidents visiting former colonies. In the past, this
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Black Mobility, Law, and Freedom
In 1849, an unnamed Missouri slave owner took a male slave to California to search for gold. Two years later,
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