Bittersweet: Sugar, Slavery, Empire and Consumerism in the Atlantic World – DIG https://digpodcast.org/2020/01/19/bittersweet-sugar-slavery-empire-and-consumerism-in-the-atlantic-world/#ADPhD #slaveryarchive----"What happens when you build an empire on sugar? Since the 18th century, sugar has been one of the most demanded commodities in the West. By the 1700s, technological advancements and production made sugar accessible to even some of the poorest Americans … Continue reading PODCAST: Sugar and Slavery on the Dig
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Johnson on Slavery, Sources, and Bills of Sale
Jessica Marie Johnson is on a recent episode of the podcast Historically Black: In this week's episode we track down a bill of sale. Hosted by Issa Rae & insight from Jessica Marie Johnson. Link to listen to the episode here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/10/03/a-hunt-for-his-slave-ancestors-original-bill-of-sale-unearthed-a-surprising-history/
Ross Interview on The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case | WWNO
Michael Ross was interviewed by Laine Kaplan-Levenson of TriPod: NOLA at 300 on his book The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case: Race, Law, and Justice in the Reconstruction Era (Oxford, 2014): "It's true. The NOPD first hired black officers in the 1860s. New York City didn't have an African American in their ranks until 1911. … Continue reading Ross Interview on The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case | WWNO
PODCAST: Hall on “Making ‘Race’: the work of the slave-owners”
"Prof Catherine Hall (UCL) - Building on the work of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project this paper will explore the role of the slave-owners in making 'race'. The idea of 'the negro', of 'the slave' and of 'the white man' had to be constructed in the new world of the Atlantic. It was effected … Continue reading PODCAST: Hall on “Making ‘Race’: the work of the slave-owners”
PODCAST: Finley on “Untitled, 1969” by Malcolm Bailey | Whitney Museum of American Art
Cheryl Finley, scholar, addresses Untitled, 1969, 1969 by Malcolm Bailey (b.1947) LISTEN HERE: August 26, 2015, Cheryl Finley on Untitled, 1969 by Malcolm Bailey | Whitney Museum of American Art Named in honor of the Whitney’s new address, 99 Gansevoort Street, 99 Objects is a series of in-gallery programs focusing on individual works of art … Continue reading PODCAST: Finley on “Untitled, 1969” by Malcolm Bailey | Whitney Museum of American Art
PODCAST: Morgan on Researching Slavery | Doing History
"How did enslaved African and African American women experience slavery? What were their daily lives like? And how do historians know as much as they do about enslaved women? Today, we explore the answers to these questions with Jennifer L. Morgan, a Professor of History and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University … Continue reading PODCAST: Morgan on Researching Slavery | Doing History
RADIO/PODCAST: Jones-Rogers on White Women’s Roles in Slavery on Against the Grain
On Against the Grain, Stephanie Jones-Rogers (University of California, Berkeley) discusses white women slaveowners in the U.S. South and their role as slave traders: Although white women have been largely excluded from histories of the domestic U.S. slave trade, they were in fact active participants in the buying and selling of enslaved Blacks. So argues … Continue reading RADIO/PODCAST: Jones-Rogers on White Women’s Roles in Slavery on Against the Grain
Podcast: Atlantic Bonds and Biography: from South Carolina to Nigeria | Africa Past & Present
Lisa Lindsay (North Carolina) on her forthcoming biography of James Churchwill Vaughan—whose life provides insights into the bonds of slavery and family and the differing prospects for people of African descent in the 19th-century Atlantic world. Vaughan’s odyssey took him from slavery-ridden South Carolina to Liberia and finally Nigeria, where he was involved in the Yoruba Wars, led a revolt against white racism, and founded not only the first independent Nigerian church but also a family of activists. With guest host, Laura Fair.
AUDIO: Eltis on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database | Africa Past and Present
On Africa Past and Present: David Eltis, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of History at Emory University, on the making of the Transatlantic Slave Trade database, a landmark collaborative digital project he has co-edited for two decades. Eltis discusses the research process, online dissemination, and new directions for the initiative. This is the second part of … Continue reading AUDIO: Eltis on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database | Africa Past and Present
AUDIO: Lovejoy on Building Databases of Enslaved Africans | Africa Past and Present
On Africa Past and Present: Paul Lovejoy, Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History at York University, discusses building an international database of biographical information on all enslaved Africans. He outlines this digital history project’s contribution to the study of slavery, race, and broader themes in global history. This is the first part of a … Continue reading AUDIO: Lovejoy on Building Databases of Enslaved Africans | Africa Past and Present
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