The Negro Seamen Acts and Their Impact on Black Mobility
The Negro Seamen Acts, enacted in the early 19th century by several Southern states in the United States, were a series of laws designed to...
Category : History
Hilary Beckles & the Claim That Africans Did Not Sell Their Own into Slavery
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Sir Hilary McD. Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and a prominent economic historian, is a leading voice in the discourse...
The Hypocrisy of Accusing Immigrants of Non-Integration
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In contemporary discourse, white Europeans and Americans often criticize immigrants, particularly from Africa, South America, and Asia, for failing to integrate into Western societies. They...
Corrigan v. Buckley
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In the early 20th century, the United States grappled with systemic racial segregation, not only in public spaces but also in private property transactions. The...
J.D. & Ethel Shelley
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Pioneers of Housing Equality In 1945, J.D. and Ethel Shelley, an African American couple, unknowingly sparked a legal battle that would reshape the fight for...
Shelley v. Kraemer
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A Landmark Victory Against Racial Covenants In 1948, the United States Supreme Court delivered a pivotal decision in Shelley v. Kraemer, a case that struck...
Racially Restrictive Covenants
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A Legacy of Segregation in American Housing Racially restrictive covenants were legal clauses embedded in property deeds across the United States, primarily from the early...
The Fort Pillow Massacre
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The Fort Pillow Massacre of 1864: A Tragic Chapter in the American Civil War The Fort Pillow Massacre, which took place on April 12, 1864,...
The Domestic Slave Trade in America
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The domestic slave trade in America, spanning roughly from the late 18th century to the Civil War, was a harrowing system that forcibly uprooted and...
The American Slave Economy
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A Comprehensive Overview The American slave economy, spanning from the early 17th century to the abolition of slavery in 1865, was a cornerstone of the...