In this epic account, Bancroft Prize–winning historian Beckert (Empire of Cotton) charts the rise of the modern global economic order. Capitalism’s emergence represents “a Continue reading » Every ...
(Reuters) - In late August 1619, a ship carrying "20 and odd" African men and women docked at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Their arrival, 400 years ago next month, was ...
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...
Introduction : the journey of the slave-trader's letter-book -- The last laugh : December 2, 1858 -- "You are a noble boy" : June 1838 -- "Young as you are, you are ...
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