Category: Slavery
James: A Novel by Percival Everett
James: A Novel by Percival Everett published by Doubleday (2024) I read a lot of books. Right before my stroke, I was reading more than…
Chappaqua Friends Meeting House a Refuge for Escaped Slaves
The Chappaqua Friends Meeting was built in 1753 by a group of transplanted Long Islanders who set up the first Quaker community in Westchester County…
The Early History of Yale University Was Set Among Puritan Slavery
I am just now reading David Blight’s history Yale and Slavery which can be accessed for free online. Here are things I learned from the…
Yale Apologizes for Its Ties to Slavery
“We recognize our university’s historical role in and associations with slavery, as well as the labor, the experiences and the contributions of enslaved people to…
Robert Smalls, Heroic Escaped Slave, Learned to Read & Told His Opinions
A new article in the Smithsonian Magazine offers some insights into Robert Smalls from his teacher in South Carolina. In 1862, Smalls, and enslaved pilot,…
Texas Historical Commission Removes Books on Slavery and Race from Historic Sites
The Varner-Hogg plantation near Houston was a sugar plantation that was worked by sixty-six enslaved African Americans in the early 19th Century. It is a…
Amistad Monument New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is mostly known as the place where Yale University occupies the center of the city. In the 1800s, it had significantly more importance….
New Exhibit on African American Portraits Before Emancipation at Yale University Art Gallery
Artist Mickalene Thomas has put together an intriguing exhibit a the Yale University Art Gallery of portraits of African Americans in the pre-Emancipation period of…
Forida’s History Education Standards on Slavery Ignore Their Own Expert Reviewers
The Miami Herald has uncovered how Florida has tried to cover up the state’s treatment of Black people. Reporters Ana Ceballos and Alyssa Johnson say…
Civil War Nurse Is Honored By Having Savannah Square Named After Her
Susie King Taylor is honored by the City of Savannah by having one of the city’s famous squares named after her. She is the first…
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