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John Trumbell, The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, 1776
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American Exceptionalism at its Most Disturbing: The 1776 Report”

Just two days before he left office, Donald Trump released a report generated from the 1776 Commission, a presidential advisory committee he created in September 2020 to combat, in his words, the “wicked web of lies” in some versions of American history. The commission was sparked by the right-wing outrage Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Food

Slavery & Soul Food: African Crops and Enslaved Cooks in the History of Southern Cuisine

 In June 2020, Quaker Oats announced they were revamping their famous (infamous?) brand of breakfast products, Aunt Jemima. From the late 19th century to the late 1980s, Aunt Jemima products prominently featured the image of the Black mammy trope to sell the idea that all white families could have the Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 7 months7 months ago
engraving of the Hamilton-Burr Duel
Violence

Honor, Manhood, Slavery: Political Violence from Alexander Hamilton to John Brown

Dueling seems crazy to us today. Two men take ten paces, turn to face each other, and stand still while they shoot to kill, all the while following strict rules. But while it’s easy to think of duels as simply evidence of a more violent age, dueling and other similar Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 12 months11 months ago
An engraving of Fortress Monroe
2020!

Slave, Contraband, Refugee: The Complicated Story of the End of Slavery in the United States

Just over one month after the first shots of the Civil War were fired, three enslaved black men got into a row boat and paddled across the James River from mainland Virginia to the Union-occupied Fortress Monroe. Whether they knew it or not, the three young men – named Frank Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 1 year9 months ago
an engraving of a sugar plantation
2020!

Bittersweet: Sugar, Slavery, Empire and Consumerism in the Atlantic World

What happens when you build an empire on sugar? Since the 18th century, sugar has been one of the most demanded commodities in the West. By the 1700s, technological advancements and production made sugar accessible to even some of the poorest Americans and Europeans, and imperial governments poured millions of Read more…

By Averill Earls, 1 year1 month ago
Manhood

Papa Can You Hear Me? Fatherhood in 19th century US and Britain

Like all things, “fatherhood” has a history. From the enslaved men of the Anglo-American Atlantic to the middling sort to working class daddies and “their chairs,” ideas about fatherhood across socio-economic status in the nineteenth century shared one common trope: fathers were supposed to be providers. This wasn’t always the Read more…

By Averill Earls, 2 years11 months ago
A cartoon depicting several men, representing European nations, holding down a woman, representing America
Sex

Rape and Race in Early America

In the age of #MeToo, rape and sexual assault have been consistently in the news. Debates abound about what counts as rape, whose testimony we should believe, and too often, men with power and privilege get away with it. But though it feels pressing right now, none of those debates Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 2 years2 years ago
an engraving of several well dressed men in suits standing by as enslaved women are inspected by potential purchasers
Creepy, Occult & Otherworldly

Haunted Slavery: The Lalaurie Mansion, New Orleans

The Lalaurie Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana, is said to be one of the most haunted houses in the French Quarter. The extreme and shocking stories that are told about the Lalaurie house are egregiously exaggerated and overwhelmingly gloss over the real issues of race, gender, and violence prevalent with Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 2 years9 months ago
A painting depicting a battle of the Haitian Revolution
Slavery

Rebel Slaves and Resistance in the Revolutionary Caribbean

The history of slave rebels and resistance in the Caribbean is a rich and complicated story. Enslaved people in the Caribbean resorted to active resistance much more often than their North American and South American counterparts. Haiti (known then as Saint-Domingue), Jamaica, Barbados, and the Dutch Guianas were particularly prone Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 2 years9 months ago
a photograph of an unearthed iron coffin
Slavery

Slavery and Freedom in New York City

Today, we’re really excited to have an extra special episode for you. We’re honored to present this episode in conjunction with the PBS series, Secrets of the Dead. Coming up this October, Secrets of the Dead will be airing the story of the Woman in the Iron Coffin, in which Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 2 years9 months ago

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