In February I attended Lisa Lindsay’s talk, Atlantic Bonds: 19th Century odyssey from America to Africa. According to a 1975 Ebony magazine article, James Churchill…
One of the common suggestions from my advisor, peer reviewer, and Dr. Jones was that my proposal is trying to do more than necessary and…
Why were different shades of color used in American abolitionists publications to describe slaves? I argue depictions and descriptions of “whiteness” were used in conjunction…
I have always thought of myself as more of a social historian with a bit of a cultural side. The re-inclusion of underrepresented groups in…
Here we go again: Why were different shades of color used in American abolitionists publications to describe slaves? I argue depictions and descriptions of “whiteness”…
Recently, I subscribed to Accessible Archives, an online, full text searchable database of 18th and 19th century publications. The database has a collection of eight…
I found a potential panel discussion for the upcoming Historians Against Slavery Conference being held in September in Cincinnati. I plan to attend the conference…
Here we go: Why were different shades of color used by American abolitionists to connect with, and illicit responses from, their readers? I will be…
Quirk, Joel. The anti-slavery project: From the slave trade to human trafficking. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. Joel Quirk’s, The Anti-slavery Project, is concerned…
When I read the assignments for the week I was worried about having to try something new during my weekly readings. I was skeptical, much…
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