The Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
A Crusade Stalled by Southern Fury In the shadow of the Great Depression, as America grappled with economic ruin, a darker crisis festered in the...
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The Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Justice Delayed, But Not Denied In a landmark moment for American civil rights, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on...
The Cataclysmic Descent – European Powers and the Annihilation of Indigenous Americas
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European Powers and the Annihilation of Indigenous Americas In 1492, Christopher Columbus’s voyages marked the dawn of European colonization in the Americas, unleashing a torrent...
The Resurgent Call for Caribbean Reparations
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In the sun-drenched islands of the Caribbean, where turquoise waters lap against shores once stained by chains, a powerful chorus is rising once more. For...
The Global Trade in African Slaves
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A Brutal Legacy of Exploitation The trade in African slaves represents one of the most profound and devastating episodes in human history, spanning centuries and...
The United States Colored Troops
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Forging Freedom on the Battlefield In the crucible of the American Civil War, a force emerged that not only bolstered the Union Army’s ranks but...
Kaffir
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The word “Kaffir“—often pluralized as “Kaffirs”—carries a heavy historical burden. What began as a neutral or religious descriptor in Arabic has evolved into one of...
Mahatma Gandhi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, revered as the “Mahatma” (Great Soul) and the Father of the Indian Nation, was a transformative leader whose philosophy of nonviolent resistance,...
China’s Opium Wars
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The Opium Wars, a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts between the Qing Dynasty of China and Western powers—primarily Great Britain—marked a pivotal turning point in modern...
David Livingstone
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David Livingstone was born on March 19, 1813, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the second of seven children to devout parents Neil Livingstone, a tea salesman...