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Adam Rothman

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The Jesuits and Slavery

Despite extensive historiography, most people are not aware that the Society of Jesus owned people.

by Adam Rothman via Journal Of Jesuit Studies on December 15, 2020
The Death of Hannah Fizer

Black people suffer disproportionately from police violence. But white skin does not provide immunity.

by Barbara J. Fields, Adam Rothman via Dissent on July 24, 2020
“My Dear Master”: An Enslaved Blacksmith’s Letters to a President

This document is the rarest of items in the Library of Congress's manuscript collections: a letter written by an enslaved person.

by Adam Rothman via Library of Congress on February 5, 2019
'Tribalism’ Doesn’t Explain Our Political Conflicts

We should look to history – not prehistory – to understand current political challenges.

by Adam Rothman via Washington Post on November 14, 2018
The Truth About Abolition

The movement finally gets the big, bold history it deserves.

by Adam Rothman via The Atlantic on April 1, 2016

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Born Enslaved, Patrick Francis Healy 'Passed' His Way to Lead Georgetown University

Because the 19th-century college president appeared white, he was able to climb the ladder of the Jesuit community.

by Bryan Greene via Smithsonian on September 8, 2020

Finding the Funny

Historians’ lectures provide material for improv comedians.

by Laura Ansley via Perspectives on History on May 13, 2020

This Could Be the First Slavery Reparations Policy in America

Georgetown University students consider a fund to benefit descendants of 272 slaves sold by the school nearly two centuries ago.

by Jesús A. Rodríguez via Politico Magazine on April 9, 2019

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