#Slavery

Timothy Sandefur

TimothySandefur

BTW, this highlights a crucial point.Those who, like Ms H-J, think Dred Scott was rightly decided, have only ONE piece of evidence to support the claim that the Const was

MimZWay

MimZWay

When people say “Slavery was hundreds of years ago. Why are we still talking about it?”They are technically correct.But I am 56 years old, and my Great-Grandmother was born a

Mind the business that pays you.

staverline

In honor of Haitian Independence day approaching the timeline. Let me drop some knowledge on the FIRST BLACK REPUBLIC During the regime of Tousissant Louverture, Haiti and its free

Erik B. Alexander

ebalexan

@NickSacco55 has been doing remarkable work for several years on the public memory of Grant and some of the persistent myths that have clung to Grant’s reputation since the Lost

Nathan Goldman

nathangoldman

this piece is so weird that it ends up wrong in a whole host of ways, some predictable and some surprisinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cancel-aristotle.html predictable: suggesting the choices are between ignoring ra

Joshua Todd James

writerjoshjames

Seriously, it is your constitutional right to wave a flag of treason, no doubt, but doing that while claiming to be a proud American & strict constitutionalist doesn't work. Like

Lungi

JadenLungi

Britney Spears fans will go out of their heir way to make Christina Aguilera seem like a bad guy when Brit has herself partook in tasteless jokes about female artists,

Public Defendering, Esq.

fodderyfodder

Hey, you— the internalized idea that slavery ended shortly after the Civil War is FALSE. Slavery existed well into the 20th century just under a different name. In effect, slavery

Zito

_Zeets

The explicitly paternalist character of these questions suggests that a belief in the “dehumanization” of enslaved people is locked in an inextricable embrace with the very history of racial abjection

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

Reading this Lani Guinier op-ed from 1993 is quite the gut punch. It was published just a few weeks before Rudy Giuliani defeated David Dinkins in a close election. Rudy

Kyle Garner

KyleGarnerMO

A good thread from a great Prof at Mizzou Law. A few points to expand upon without disagreement and one large point of disagreement. A thread/https://twitter.com/profthomlambert/status/1357192882676002817 Regarding the religion>culture&g

Chris Dashiell

cdashiell

Slavery went unchallenged in surviving literature since ancient times. Aristotle, for instance, just assumed it was the natural order. Enslaved people were against it, of course, but if they left

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

Clear Language on Slavery:Slaves = HostagesSlave Owners = Human TraffickersSlave Catchers = PolicePlantations = Death CampsMistresses = Rape VictimsDiscipline = Torture/MurderOverseers = TorturersTrading = KidnappingProfit = TheftMiddle Pas

Brother Streetjoy

BroStreetJoy

1/ WATCH THE WATER: Did you know that at 1 point, Pepsi had the *6th Largest Military Naval Fleet* in the world?In the 80s, the Ruble was so worthless that

Alex Ford

apf102

Well if you are teaching any US history, the newly released “1776 Report” will be a frightening reminder of the manipulation of history. It will also be a good tool

Lisa Sharon Harper

lisasharper

Dear .@louiegiglio, with this thread I follow the example of Paul, who publicly rebuked Peter in book of Galatians when Peter tried to placate the faction called judaizers by practicing

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