Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.
Slavery
Just as slavery couldn’t be reformed and had to be ended, policing can’t be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.
Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion. A crucial part in the discussion on reparations today should center on reshaping the labor relationship between employers and employees.
This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.
Addressing histories of mass violence have to include both material reparations and public and visible symbolic gestures.
Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever.
What a revolt’s archives tell us about who owns history.
Freedom on the Move is a database collecting these ads, which help form a more complete picture of slavery and the enslaved.
The Slave Dwelling Project creates transformational experiences for Black and White participants.
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