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Civil War re-enactors at the Bentonville Battlefield in Four Oaks, N.C., March 21, 2015.

After Charlottesville, New Shades of Gray in a Changing South

Celebrations of the Confederacy have steadily ebbed, and the recent confrontations will accelerate this retreat among all but the extremists.

by Tony Horwitz via The Wall Street Journal on August 25, 2017

Police Dogs and Anti-Black Violence

Police brutality has been a hot topic in contemporary society, but when did this all really start and where did dogs get involved?

by Tyler D. Parry via Black Perspectives on July 31, 2017

Howard Coffin hosts President Calvin Coolidge on Sapelo Island, Georgia.

Black Gullah Culture Fascinated Americans Just As President Coolidge Visited

The culture on Sapelo Island, Georgia was unique.

by Melissa L. Cooper via Timeline on July 7, 2017

Engraving of Hawaiian high chief Ka‘iana

When Hawaii Was Ruled by Shark-Like Gods

19th century Hawai‘i attracted traders, entrepreneurs, and capitalists, who displaced, a flourishing and elaborate culture.

by Patrick Vinton Kirch via New York Review of Books on December 3, 2015

The Racial Symbolism of the Topsy-Turvy Doll

The uncertain meaning behind a half-black, half-white, two-headed toy.

by Julian K. Jarboe via The Atlantic on November 20, 2015

cannabis plant

Marijuana's Early History in the United States

Smokeable pot's proliferation in North America involves the Mexican Revolution, the transatlantic slave trade, and Prohibition.

by Barney Warf, Mark Hay via Vice on March 31, 2015

Slave Voyages

This digital memorial raises questions about the largest slave trades in history and offers access to the documentation available to answer them.

via Emory Libraries And Information Technology on December 15, 2008

An American flag with the stars replaced by Chiquita logos and the stripes containing the words "The United Fruit Co. in Guatemala"

Watch Out For the Top Banana

Edward Bernays and the colonial adventures of the United Fruit Company.

by Larry Tye via Cabinet on September 4, 2006

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