Manisha Sinha

Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the 19th century.

The enduring lesson of American history is that the republic is always in danger when white supremacist sedition and violence escape justice.

A new book charts the long contest between elites and the forces of democracy seeking to dismantle their power.

In criminalizing the provision of humanitarian assistance to migrants, we have resurrected the unjust laws of antebellum America.

"The Common Wind" covers the radical world of black mariners, rebels, and runaways banding together to realize their freedom.

An online forum on the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass.

We may not be in the midst of a war today, but the progress of democracy in this country is still tied to the rights of its most vulnerable citizens.

Like the abolitionists of yesteryear, white Americans who oppose racial oppression deserve to be remembered and emulated.

Slave ownership was once as entrenched in American life as gun ownership.