Nathan Cross·1h agoBiddy Mason: The Formerly Enslaved Midwife Who Became the “Grandmother of Los Angeles”She turned years of nursing wages into property, then used her wealth to feed, shelter, and care for a growing city.
InTeatime HistorybyD.Oliver·4d agoChristianity, the Sponsor of SlaveryFrom papal bulls to the so-called Slave Bible, how the church lent scripture, law and money to the slave trade, and who held the pen.A response icon1A response icon1
Dr. Cynthia Alease Smith·6d agoThe Bleaching of the Alamo:How Enslavers Became Freedom Fighters in American History and Preserved Their Freedom to EnslaveA response icon1A response icon1
Kingsley Uche·6d agoThe Double Standard in Popular Slavery DiscourseOn Apologies and Talk of Compensation
InLessons from HistorybySal·Nov 2The Union Army Forced Black Soldiers’ Families Into a Winter StormEnlisting made Joseph Miller a free man, but his wife and four children remained enslaved.A response icon1A response icon1
Tammiajacobs·Nov 1The Mythos of Black MasculinityThe concept of Black Masculinity is something that I find myself envying and taking pity on all in the same sentence. It’s complex…
Mallick Speaks·Oct 29Why Do We Call Muslim Conquerors Pious but Ignore Their Captives?Muslim conquests are often remembered through the victories of their commanders. But behind those victories were ordinary people…A response icon5A response icon5
Dale M. Brumfield·Oct 28Millie Christine was the “Two-Headed Nightingale”Born into slavery, two unusual sisters built a life that early twentieth-century writers struggled to describe
