ESSAY: Hahn on the “Legacy Of Eugene Genovese”
“Yet no book of Genovese’s has had the impact of Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made (1974). A long, complex, almost Hegelian treatment of the master-slave relation – […]
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Blight: What gives the Confederacy its staying power?
In April, when Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a proclamation reviving Confederate History Month in the commonwealth, he reminded us once again of the Confederacy’s staying power. Wittingly or not, […]
Thioub on Slavery, Colonialism and Africa’s “Predatory Elites” (Interview)
Dr. Ibrahima Thioub interviewed by Philippe Bernard discusses the legacy of colonialism, the problem of globalization and debates slavery and its impact on the African continent–including the idea of “predatory […]
Wole Soyinka on Africa’s Role in the Slave Trade
At TheRoot.com, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka discusses Africa’s role in the slave trade in the two-part series, “Between Truth and Indulgences:” “The process of the independence struggle had already thrown […]
Gates on Slavery “Blame Game” (and Response)
excerpt from Op-Ed by Henry Louis Gates (read rest at NYT): “The African role in the slave trade was fully understood and openly acknowledged by many African-Americans even before the […]
Preserving Manuscripts in Timbuktu (CSM)
“Ahmed Saloum Boularaf is holding a leather-bound sheaf of documents that date back to the 13th century. The manuscript contains a poetic rendition of the life of the Prophet Mohammad, […]
Ayiti Kraze / Haiti in Fragments Social Text)
“For some, Haiti is the “poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere,” a “failed state,” long on the brink of collapse. For others, Haiti is a beacon of freedom, evidence of […]
SSRC Forum: Haiti, Now and Next
“Haiti is an alarming reminder that natural disasters have more devastating consequences where physical infrastructure is weak, where institutions are problematic, and where there is a lot of poverty. So […]
Schuller Talk on Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti (CUNY)
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN HAITI: What is happening, and what can we do? Prof. Mark Schuller, York College HAITI IS EXPERIENCING THE MOST DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS OF OUR GENERATION. ESTIMATES OF […]
Henry Louis Gates: Don’t Blame the Devil (Haiti)
“If there is a curse on Haiti, we don’t have to sully another person’s religious beliefs to find it. Perhaps curses, like charity, start at home. And the first two […]
