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Lithograph of the waterfront in Alexandria, Virginia 1836.

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

How 19th century slave traders used, and reused, the brig named Uncas.

by Joshua D. Rothman, Benjamin Skolnik via Slate on December 4, 2021

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The Men Who Turned Slavery Into Big Business

The domestic slave trade was no sideshow in our history, and slave traders were not bit players on the stage.

by Joshua D. Rothman via The Atlantic on April 20, 2021

Original bars on a window are seen in the basement of the Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, Va.

The Deep Cruelty of U.S. Traders of Enslaved People Didn’t Bother Most Americans

Debunking the myths of the domestic slave trade.

by Joshua D. Rothman via Made By History on April 14, 2021

Men observing teams of horses and mules.

Andrew Jackson and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

How the so-called champion of the common man set a precedent for using federal troops to quash labor unrest.

by Joshua D. Rothman via We're History on January 29, 2019

The Curious Origins of the Dollar Sign

How a backer of the American Revolution unwittingly shaped the way we count money.

by Joshua D. Rothman via We're History on April 1, 2018

Demonstrator with sign that reads "Journalism is not a crime"

When the War on the Press Turns Violent, Democracy Itself is at Risk

The bloody history of attacks on American journalists.

by Joshua D. Rothman via Made By History on August 1, 2017

KKK march in Washington in 1925.

When Bigotry Paraded Through the Streets

A century ago, millions of Americans banded together to reform the KKK, the rest turned a blind eye.

by Joshua D. Rothman via The Atlantic on December 4, 2016

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