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Richard Handler

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Professor of Anthropology, University of Virginia

A Black actor in 1974 impersonating an enslaved man in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. George Bryant/Toronto Star via Getty Images

September 26, 2023

Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery

Eric Gable, University of Mary Washington and Richard Handler, University of Virginia

Though it is a fact that some enslaved people learned valuable skills, it’s a myth that they had the same path of upward mobility that white laborers enjoyed.

The practice of putting images of only deceased or allegorical people on U.S. stamps dates back to 1847. Schulte Productions/iStock via Getty Images Plus

June 21, 2023

Why no living people appear on US postage stamps

Richard Handler, University of Virginia and Laura Goldblatt, University of Virginia

Hint: It’s all tied up with the country’s history with British royalty.

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