Arthur William Hodge
The Tyrant of the “Farm of Death” In the annals of colonial history, few figures embody the brutal excesses of slavery like Arthur William Hodge....
Author : joe bodego
The Black Jacobins
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C.L.R. James’s The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution, first published in 1938, stands as a seminal work in the study of...
C. L. R. James
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Cyril Lionel Robert James, known as C. L. R. James, was born on January 4, 1901, in Tunapuna, Trinidad, then a British colony. Growing up...
How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Shaped Perceptions and Treatment of Black People
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The Roots of Whiteness: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Shapes Modern Anti-Black Racism The mistreatment of Black people by white individuals and institutions is often...
Life in Contraband Camps
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During the American Civil War (1861–1865), contraband camps emerged as significant yet often overlooked havens for enslaved African Americans seeking freedom. These camps, established near...
The Brutal Legacy of Branding Enslaved People
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Punishment for Resistance Branding was also a tool of punishment, particularly for those who resisted or attempted to escape. Runaways, who defied the system by...
Vasco Núñez de Balboa: Explorer and Conqueror
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa was born around 1475 in Jerez de los Caballeros, a town in the Extremadura region of Spain. Raised in a modestly...
Hernán Cortés: Conqueror of the Aztec Empire
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Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano was born in 1485 in Medellín, a small town in Extremadura, Spain. Raised in a modest noble family,...
Sherry Carter
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Sherry Carter is an American television and radio personality, celebrated for her influential role as a host on BET’s Video Soul and Video LP during...
Juan Ponce de León: Explorer of the New World
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Juan Ponce de León was born around 1474 in Santervás de Campos, a village in the Valladolid province of Spain. A member of the Spanish...