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Tag: Slavery
The Chants Which Arose From the Sea
A poem on Dalit rights over the centuries.
Slavery and War Are Tightly Connected – But We Had No Idea Just How Much Until We Crunched the Data
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
A Family’s Photo Album Includes Images of a Vacation, an Anniversary and the Lynching of a Black Man
If Texas Governor Greg Abbott had his way, the state’s past of lynching Blacks would be taught as an exception rather than the rule. History tells a different story.
Multiracism: Why We Need To Pay Attention to the World’s Many Racisms
The west has long defined racism as a function of colonial domination and discrimination. But in a changing world this definition must be challenged.
‘The Underground Railroad’: Slavery Saga Brings the Horrors of History to Life
'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins has transformed Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel – which plays on the fantasy that the Underground Railroad was an actual train network – into a …
Reparations for Slavery: Slave-Built Infrastructure Still Creates Wealth in the US
Geographers are documenting slave-built infrastructure, from railroads to ports, in use today. Such work could influence the reparations debate by showing how slavery still props up the US economy.
Harriet Tubman: Biden Revives Plan to Put a Black Woman of Faith on the $20 Bill
Although millions voted to put her face on the bill in an online poll, many still don't know the story of her life and the role faith played in …