There’s Nothing New about the “New Slavery”
About 45.8 million people in 167 countries live in some form of modern slavery according…
Browsing: Slavery
Black and White in the Free State of Jones
I’ll confess: I was fully prepared to be disappointed with the recently-released Free State of…
Free State of Jones Capsizes Lost Cause Myths
Reconstruction is perhaps the least understood period in American history, a distinction that has been…
Finding Runaway Slaves: Freedom on the Move and the Databasing of Fugitive Slave Advertisements from North American Newspapers
Most historians of chattel slavery looking for detailed information about individual enslaved people have turned…
“The Ones I’m Missing”: Roots, Episode 4
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“I Decided to Live”: Roots, Episode 3
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“Never Let Them Put the Chains on Your Mind”: Roots, Episode 2
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“The Shame Is Not Ours”: Roots, Episode 1
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
The “Paradox” Paradox
As a birthday present during his centennial year, “The Junto Blog” recently announced that Edmund…
Underground: The Modern Story of Enslaved Runaways
Every Wednesday for the past month, Twitter has lit up with comments about the new…