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The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
Long before synthetic fertilizers, the global guano trade reshaped farming, fueled American expansion and exposed the hidden human costs of feeding the modern world.
The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
Most states know that without widely understood and accepted international laws and principles it would be harder to resolve their disagreements peacefully.
Morel made public the now notorious abuses of Belgian rule in the Congo.
One Black Texas family’s Juneteenth memories show how food became a powerful expression of emancipation, self-determination and remembrance.
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
The move is part of a longer history of obscuring and demonizing the Haitian Revolution and its leader, Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Dina escaped from slavery and sold pepper pot stew on the streets of Philadelphia, while her enslaver tried to recapture her.
Using tariffs to make nations act on forced labour is questionable. Yet there is substance behind the US allegations – including that Australia hasn’t done enough.
Many jails and prisons are dependent on incarcerated labor to keep costs low.
Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon within a decade.
Ona Judge was 1 of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia. The city will recognize her legacy each May 21.
Two women have been charged with slavery offences, and another with terrorism offences. It’s uncharted legal territory for Australia.
Identifying the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity situates its history within international law.
A bronze statue of Tubman is set to be installed outside Philadelphia’s City Hall in late 2026.
In the late 1600s, hundreds of Irish people were transported to Jamaica as labourers.
Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
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Canada Research Chair, Professor in Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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