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To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what historians know about slavery during those eras is horrific.
Compromises, no matter how horrible, have long been used to solve seemingly intractable political problems – but at a cost.
The voices and actions of women who were enslaved reveal how oppression works and what made a difference to those exposed to it
Director Barry Jenkins’ delicate dance with beauty and suffering seeks to create a fuller picture of the world Black Americans – then and now – inhabit.
Centuries’ worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside the process of making all that data digital.
At historic sites across the South, you’ll often find a white woman, dressed in Colonial clothes, cooking in a big house kitchen. That’s a role that was usually done by enslaved Africans.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in History, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Professor of History, UCL
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Associate Professor of Global pre-1800 Literature, University of Winnipeg