slavery
Martha Jones, one of our finest historians of the Black freedom struggle, has a powerful essay on trying to find evidence about the life of Abigail, the slave of John.
These are the graves of Joseph Stewart and Scipio. I have almost nothing to say about these two people because they were both slaves. Basically, the entire information on them.
On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo Revolt began in New Mexico. The most successful Native rebellion in the history of the Americas, this forced the Spanish out of their northern.
I've been trying to write and overall busy with other things, so I haven't had time for a grave post in the last couple of days. For those of you.
As part of the mental project by Americans to assume that most of us, especially those who were in the north, didn't really approve of the slave trade, we've painted.
You might not at first glance think swamps have long human histories that require remembrance and memorialization, but in the context of slavery and escape, they are quite central to.
I was in Louisiana once, visiting a plantation where slave housing still existed. And I saw what I still think is one of the most remarkable things I've ever seen..
If you read one long piece today, make it Ryan Fontanilla's discussion of his time in the Coast Guard patrolling to ensure no Haitian migrants enter the nation and how.