Slavery
Right-wing Brazilian government moves to weaken anti-slavery laws
March 27, 2017Slavery still exists in Brazil and may get worse under the Temer government. Standing to benefit are the global capitalists who deal in natural resources.
Read moreResisting the deportations: Trump’s modern-day Fugitive Slave Act
February 23, 2017In 1850, the federal government ordered states to deport “illegals.” Back then it was fugitive slaves; today it is undocumented immigrants.
Read moreFor Southern slave masters, preserving bondage was a global cause
December 2, 2016Matthew Karp’s book, This Vast Southern Empire, shows that the effort to preserve slavery was not just a national, but rather an international affair.
Read moreToday in history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2016Brown led the attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to spark a slave uprising.
Read moreAnti-slavery classic revived for the stage as “Tom”
June 23, 2016A nineteenth-century American classic, re-imagined for the stage as a tale of racial injustice.
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