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Tagged slavery

Fighting Violence Against Black Women Is a Womanist Battle

August 5, 2020
Society | York College
Black women face domestic violence at alarming rates, but the discourse doesn't always interrogate the systems and structures that make this violence possible. Read more ›
Black slaves loaded on ship 1881

‘African Kings’ Book Offers New Way to View Slave Trade’s Roots

June 19, 2020
Society | The Graduate Center
A new book seeks to disrupt prevailing notions about the history of the African slave trade by focusing on early encounters between Europeans and Africans starting in the 15th century. Read more ›

In 1856 an Afro-Cuban Man Did the Unthinkable: Got a Teaching License

May 28, 2020
Society | Bronx Community College
At a time when slavery reigned in Cuba, and public schools were fiercely segregated, a free Black man named José Moreno applied for a teaching license. Read more ›

Abraham Lincoln’s Harrowing 13-Day Mission to Secure the Presidency

May 8, 2020
Arts Society | Macaulay Honors College
Before being sworn in as president, Abraham Lincoln completed a harrowing yet triumphant 13-day train trip from Illinois, to Washington, D.C. Read more ›
Poster for Bayano play

Bayano: Play Tells Story of 16th-Century Panama Hero

March 10, 2020
Arts Society | Medgar Evers College
Prof. Darrel Holnes is bringing the story of King Bayano, an enslaved African who led slave revolts in 16th century Panama, to the stage at Harlem’s National Black Theatre. Read more ›
Trees are shown in a black and white view of earthworks at Fort Gadsden, a historic site in Franklin County, Florida

The 1619 Project: A Poem Reveals Hidden History

August 23, 2019
Arts Society | College of Staten Island, The City College of New York, The Graduate Center
A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet commemorates a terrible event from U.S. history as part of The New York Times' "1619 Project." Read more ›
slave quarters, oak alley plantation

SNAPSHOT: Slavery, Freedom, and Marronage

January 30, 2019
Arts Society | Hostos Community College
A new interpretation of Martin R. Delany's 19th century novel about slavery, 'Blake,' views the main character's quest for rebellion as a portrait of “marronage.” Read more ›

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