Gender - AAIHS

Slavery and Disability in Antebellum America

In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented a new type of cotton gin that could remove seeds from short staple

Today’s post is the second part of the African American Intellectual History Society’s president Hettie V. Williams’ interview with Dr.

“La negra tiene tumba’o, nunca camina de la’o.” -Celia Cruz In 1985, West German band Boney M. released its eighth album, Eye Dance,

Following her deportation from New York to London, England, Black communist Claudia Jones expanded the scope of her leftist, anti-imperial

The experiences of enslaved women and girls in the wars of the United States has garnered increased scholarly attention, most