slavery

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  12/5/19
  

  A Historic Crime in the Making

  by Rebecca Gordon

  400 years of history leading up to Donald Trump. 

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  12/3/2019
  

  Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves

  by Robert Gudmestad

  Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually as an abolitionist. What I find most fascinating, as a historian of American slavery, is how belief in God helped Tubman remain fearless, even when she came face to face with many challenges.

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• 11/24/19
  

  The History of Black Incarceration Is Longer Than You May Think

  by Jeff Forret

  The incarceration of African Americans did not begin suddenly with the end of the Civil War. Confinement functioned as a punishment during bondage as well.

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• SOURCE: NY Review of Books
  11/19/19
  

  American Slavery and ‘the Relentless Unforeseen’

  by Sean Wilentz

  The neglect of historical understanding of the antislavery impulse, especially in its early decades, alters how we view not just our nation’s history but the nation itself.

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• SOURCE: World Socialist Web Site
  11/14/19
  

  Historian James McPherson Interviewed by the World Socialist Web Site on History of Slavery and NYT's 1619 Project

  by Tom Mackaman

  “Opposition to slavery has also been an important theme in American history”

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• 11/17/19
  

  Robert E. Lee Wasn't a Hero, He Was a Traitor

  by Michael McLean

  Lee was no hero. He was neither noble nor wise. Lee was a traitor who killed United States soldiers, fought for human enslavement, vastly increased the bloodshed of the Civil War, and made embarrassing tactical mistakes. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/9/19
  

  A Slave Rebellion Rises Again

  Some 500 enslaved people revolted in Louisiana but were largely ignored by history. Two centuries later, an ambitious re-enactment brings their uprising back to life.

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• 11/10/19
  

  Slavery and Your Upcoming Christmas Tour

  by Robert E. May

  Despite their public claims that slaves were content with their situations, white southerners knew better. So should those going to southern historic mansions and plantations for Christmas.

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• 11/17/19
  

  Cracked Foundations: The Case for Reparations

  by Julia Brown

  Compensation for historically disadvantaged minorities is nothing new.

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• SOURCE: Slate
  10/31/19
  

  Historians Manisha Sinha, Kate Clifford Larson, and Milton Sernett Interviewed for Article on Historical Accuracy of Harriet Film

  "What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Harriet"

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/6/19
  

  Antigua Demands Harvard Pay Reparations for Benefiting From Slavery

  The labor of enslaved people paid for the founding of Harvard Law School, Antigua’s prime minister reminded the college’s president.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  November 1, 2019
  

  Alan Taylor's Book Reviewed in the Washington Post: Thomas Jefferson’s Education

  by Drew Faust

  How slavery warped Jefferson’s vision for the University of Virginia.

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• SOURCE: History.com
  10/30/19
  

  6 Strategies Harriet Tubman and Others Used to Escape Along the Underground Railroad

  From elaborate disguises to communicating in code to fighting back, enslaved people found multiple paths to freedom.

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• 11/3/19
  

  Congressional Courage, the D.C. Slave Trade, and Moral Politics in Washington

  by Jeff Forret

  Political cynics may argue that moral bankruptcy is a long-time fixture in Washington, but at a crucial moment of national division, congressional leadership confronted the ethical embarrassment of the D.C. slave trade and eradicated it.

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• SOURCE: Process History
  10/31/19
  

  African American Women's Work in the Underground Railroad Beyond Harriet Tubman

  by Jazma Sutton

  African American women, arguably the most vulnerable group in antebellum America, used every means at their disposal to escape slavery, liberate family members, assist in others’ self-liberation, and hold on to whatever measure of freedom they had achieved. 

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  10/30/19
  

  UK's first black female history professor to research Bristol's slavery links

  Olivette Otele says she wants to ‘facilitate dialogue that needs to take place’ at University of Bristol.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  10/30/19
  

  Is Georgetown’s $400,000-a-Year Plan to Aid Slave Descendants Enough?

  University officials described the decision as one step in a dialogue with the descendants, who are seeking $1 billion.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  10/23/19
  

  Harriet Tubman Facts and Myths: How the Movie Tried to Get it Right

  The filmmakers pored over books, documents and other research to remind viewers of the woman behind the often distorted legend.

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• 10/22/19
  

  Citations Are a Metaphor for Erasure in American History

  by Anne C. Bailey

  Last week, the Washington Post failed to cite my book in an article about "The Weeping Time." Here's why such oversights matter. 

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  10/17/19
  

  USA Today Publishes New Articles As Part Of Series, "1619: Searching for Answers"

  The articles explore the different ways the legacy of slavery has shaped America.