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Robert E. Lee Topples From His Pedestal

The Confederate general has long been seen, in the South and beyond, as embodying the virtues of the ideal man.

by Kevin M. Levin via The Atlantic on May 19, 2017

Mr. President, You're Right About Andrew Jackson

If Jackson's presidency had been later, he may have prevented the Civil War.

by Daniel Ruddy via Newsmax on May 6, 2017

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Mass Incarceration

The rise of mass incarceration in the early 1970s was fueled by white fear of black crime. But the fear of crime wasn’t confined to whites.

by Adam Shatz via London Review of Books on May 4, 2017

Wealth, Slavery, and the History of American Taxation

The nation's first "colorblind" tax set the stage for over two centuries of systematic consolidation of white racial interests.

by Christopher F. Petrella via Black Perspectives on April 20, 2017

A Dual Emancipation

How black freedom benefited poor whites.

by Keri Leigh Merritt via Black Perspectives on April 15, 2017

It’s Time for Historians of Slavery to Listen to Economists

Economic analyses of the antebellum era upend the notion that Southern whites were united in their support of slavery.

by Keri Leigh Merritt via Historians Against Slavery on March 17, 2017

Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and the Misuse of American History

The eliding of the ugliness of America's racial history is neither novel nor particularly surprising.

by Jelani Cobb via The New Yorker on March 8, 2017

When Slaveholders Ran America

Before the Civil War, many Southern leaders hoped to expand slavery even beyond the nation's borders.

by Abrahim Sundiata via Public Books on March 1, 2017

What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power

The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.

by Eric Foner via The Nation on February 8, 2017

Frederick Douglass, Refugee

Throughout modern history, the millions forced to flee as refugees have felt Douglass' agony, and thought his thoughts.

by David W. Blight via The Atlantic on February 7, 2017

A Brief History of Sanctuary Cities

Today's debate over sanctuary cities embodies a much longer debate in America over federalism.

by H. Robert Baker via Tropics of Meta on February 2, 2017

National Park Service ranger presented with Senate resolution for new monument.

Monumental Effort: Historians and the Creation of the National Monument to Reconstruction

Two historians weigh in on President Obama's move to designate a national monument to Reconstruction in South Carolina.

by Kate Masur, Gregory P. Downs, Kritika Agarwal via Perspectives on History on January 24, 2017

Decoder: The Slave Insurance Market

How much did slave owners pay for antebellum-era policies from Aetna, AIG, and New York Life?

by Michael Ralph, William Rankin via Foreign Policy on January 16, 2017

The Accidental Patriots

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.

by Caitlin Fitz via The Atlantic on December 1, 2016

Indians, Slaves, and Mass Murder: The Hidden History

Two historians shed light on the atrocities of Native American enslavement and genocide.

by Peter Nabokov via New York Review of Books on November 24, 2016

Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College

The Electoral College was created to help white Southerners maintain their disproportionate influence in national governance.

by Christopher F. Petrella via Black Perspectives on November 14, 2016

Why Haiti Should be at the Centre of the Age of Revolution

Haiti, not the US or France, was where the assertion of human rights reached its climax in the Age of Revolution.

by Laurent Dubois via Aeon on November 7, 2016

Strummin’ on the Old Banjo

How an African instrument got a racist reinvention.

by Ben Marks via Collectors Weekly on October 4, 2016

Who Freed the Slaves?

For some time now, the answer has not been the abolitionists.

by Stephanie McCurry via The Nation on September 13, 2016

Deep in the Swamps, Archaeologists Are Finding How Fugitive Slaves Kept Their Freedom

The Great Dismal Swamp was once a thriving refuge for runaways.

by Richard Grant via Smithsonian on September 1, 2016

An "Information Wanted" advertisement from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of the National Archives.

Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery

Last Seen is recovering stories of families separated in the domestic slave trade. The following explains how the project engages with these family histories.

via Villanova University on August 1, 2016

Soldiers with arms and fortifications in a street in Bolivia.

Our Fellow American Revolutionaries

When residents of the U.S. came to see Latin Americans as partners in a shared revolutionary experiment.

by Caitlin Fitz, Timothy Shenk via Dissent on June 30, 2016

Slavery and Freedom

Eric Foner, Walter Johnson, Thavolia Glymph, and Annette Gordon-Reed discuss trends in the study of slavery and emancipation.

by Eric Foner, Thavolia Glymph, Annette Gordon-Reed, Walter Johnson via YouTube on May 20, 2016

The Canine Terror

Since slavery, dogs have been used to intimidate and control African Americans.

by Tyler D. Parry, Charlton W. Yingling via Jacobin on May 19, 2016

Jefferson: Hero or Villain? It’s Complicated.

An interview with Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf.

by Annette Gordon-Reed, Richard Kreitner, Peter S. Onuf via Boston Review on May 19, 2016

Andrew Jackson was A Slaver, Ethnic Cleanser, and Tyrant

Andrew Jackson deserves nothing but contempt from modern America, not a place on our currency.

by Dylan Matthews via Vox on April 20, 2016

A Hamilton Skeptic on Why the Show Isn’t As Revolutionary As It Seems

"It's still white history. And no amount of casting people of color disguises the fact that they're erasing people of color from the actual narrative."

by Lyra Monteiro, Rebecca Onion via Slate on April 5, 2016

The Truth About Abolition

The movement finally gets the big, bold history it deserves.

by Adam Rothman via The Atlantic on April 1, 2016

What Happens When Children's Books Fail to Confront the Complexity of Slavery

We need literature that wrestles with the evils of slavery while confronting its complexity – especially when it’s written for children

by Michael W. Twitty via The Guardian on January 19, 2016

America's Other Original Sin

Europeans didn’t just displace Native Americans — they enslaved them, on a scale historians are only beginning to fathom.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on January 18, 2016

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