Christopher Bonner writes: "As Douglass saw it, technological development enhanced political work. Steamships brought news from Europe in as few as fifteen days, which struck him as an immediate kind of knowledge that allowed a localized movement to exert a broad and seemingly instant influence. “A revolution now cannot be confined to the place or … Continue reading Bonner on Frederick Douglass’s Compressed, Expanding World | @AAIHS
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Childs on Visible Fugitives and the “Out-Of-Placeness” of Runaway Slaves at AAIHS
Childs on Visible Fugitives and the "Out-Of-Placeness" of Runaway Slaves | @AAIHS
Johnson on Black Death and the Gallows in 18th Century Jamaica
“One evening, on a road in Jamaica, a soldier belonging to the “Mulatto Company” made his evening rounds. He came upon a black man in the woods. The soldier called for his attention. Receiving no answer, he killed him…” Jessica Marie Johnson's October post for the African American Intellectual Society Blog is on black death … Continue reading Johnson on Black Death and the Gallows in 18th Century Jamaica
Johnson on Time, Space, and Memory at Whitney Plantation (Louisiana)
If your summer travels take you to Louisiana, be sure to visit Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana (about forty miles from New Orleans). See below for #ADPhD Founder and Curator Jessica Marie Johnson's reflection on her visit last February.... Johnson on Time, Space, and Memory at Whitney Plantation "Each statue represents a person. Most represent … Continue reading Johnson on Time, Space, and Memory at Whitney Plantation (Louisiana)
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