The Meeting at White Marsh, 1789
February 3, 2021
William G. Thomas III— The poplars swayed high above Edward Queen and Charles Mahoney on that May morning. The summer heat crawled up from the Patuxent River, summoned from its… READ MORE
Tag: slavery
The Heart of the Abolition Movement
June 30, 2020
Manisha Sinha— Abolition was a radical, interracial movement, one which addressed the entrenched problems of exploitation and disfranchisement in a liberal democracy and anticipated debates over race, labor, and empire…. READ MORE
Books on the History of Race Relations
June 5, 2020
We have all heard the news, read the stories, watched the footage—America has reached a crossroads on racial injustice. The path forward may be challenging, but as a contributor to… READ MORE
The Moment of Parallel Emancipations in Jamaica
June 1, 2020
Stanley Mirvis— Thirteen years ago, Yale’s Center for British Art, in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica Museum, commemorated the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade with an… READ MORE
“Mr. Miles His Negro No Hope of Life”
April 13, 2020
John G. Turner— One of the best parts of being a historian is spending time with hard-to-read sources. Admittedly, it’s terrible for the eyes, but we slow down and pay… READ MORE
Lessons from the Civil War for America’s Fractured Present: Part One
January 24, 2020
Timothy William Waters— What We (Mis-)Remember about Our Reasons for Fighting America is now so polarized that serious people wonder if the country will hold together. The Atlantic devoted its… READ MORE
Martha Gibbs Was a Southern Woman and a Slave-Master
January 16, 2020
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers— In 1859, after touring the antebellum South, the journalist and New York Tribune editor James Redpath attempted to explain for his readers why white southern women opposed emancipation. He… READ MORE
White Supremacy and Privilege: Legacies of Slavery
November 22, 2019
Richard D. Brown— Everyone reading this enjoys privilege. Some possess athletic or intellectual gifts that set them apart; and those possessing sight, speech, hearing, and physical mobility are privileged. Those… READ MORE
Ep. 70 – White Women and Slavery
February 28, 2019
A look at the true role white women played in slavery and the effects that are still being felt today. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud
No Wakanda for Us
July 23, 2018
Ruma Chopra— Maroons were tiny communities of escaped slaves who held an in-between status in many New World slave societies, somewhere between freedom and captivity. They avoided the brutality of… READ MORE
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