Posts Tagged ‘slavery’
Telling a Troubling Tale
The complexities of edutainment
Read MoreBreaking the Bonds
How runaway slaves got North
Read MoreEight Hours a Slave
Ready to Be Free
The end of the peculiar institution
Read MoreAbolition Gone Wrong
Despite good intentions, some opponents of the Atlantic slave trade caused more harm
Read MoreLadies Last
After the Civil War, both women and black men struggled to win the vote. Why the men succeeded
Read MoreTrue North
Yankees and their slaves
Read MoreDrawing Conclusions
How Longfellow Woke the Dead
When first published 150 years ago, his famous poem about Paul Revere was read as a bold statement of his opposition to slavery
Read MorePotted History
Learning more about slave life in South Carolina from a legendary potter-poet
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