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France’s Slave Past

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On May 31, 2016
France is finally dealing with the fact that much of its national wealth was built upon the enslavement of Africans. That will soon change. President François Hollande announced this month the establishment of a major foundation to create a slavery memorial and museum in Paris....
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Georgetown: Pay Reparations

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On April 23, 2016
This story about how Georgetown University sold a bunch of slaves to pay off its debts in 1838 is pretty interesting. And it's great that Georgetown students are forcing the administration to deal with the school's past. I do have one caution though, which is...
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Slave Graves

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On April 4, 2016
This is an outstanding project to categorize the grave sites of slaves, in part in hopes of saving them before they are destroyed. This is what propelled me to create the National Burial Database of Enslaved Americans. When the...
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