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The Missing Persons of Reconstruction
Enslaved families were regularly separated. A new history chronicles the tenacious efforts of the emancipated to be reunited with their loved ones.
by
Joshua D. Rothman
via
The New Republic
on
February 26, 2025
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
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
partner
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
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
partner
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
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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Partners in Brutality
New books investigate the brutality of the internal slave trade by focusing on businesses, and examine the role of white women in enslaving Black people.
by
Nicholas Guyatt
via
New York Review of Books
on
October 18, 2021
Making History Go Viral
Historians used the Twitter thread to add context and accuracy to the news cycle in 2018. Here’s how they did it.
by
Rebecca Onion
via
Slate
on
December 11, 2018
Hunting Down Runaway Slaves: The Cruel Ads of Andrew Jackson and the 'Master Class'
A historian collecting runaway slave ads describes them as “the tweets of the master class.”
by
DaNeen L. Brown
via
Retropolis
on
May 1, 2017
Is 2016 the Worst Year in History?
Is 2016 worse than 1348? And 1836? And 1919?
by
Rebecca Onion
via
Slate
on
July 22, 2016
