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Ana Lucia Araujo

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Way Down South: Slavery Far Beyond the United States

Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history?

by Ana Lucia Araujo via Aeon on November 13, 2025
1619 in Global Perspective

And why we need to study the history of slavery and the African diaspora globally.

by Ana Lucia Araujo via Historian's Stories on February 23, 2025
For Enslaved People, the Holiday Season Was a Brief Window to Fight Back

The week between Christmas and the new year offered a rare opportunity for enslaved people to reclaim their humanity.

by Ana Lucia Araujo via The Conversation on December 18, 2024
The Woman King Softens the Truth of the Slave Trade

The Dahomey had fierce female fighters. They also sold people overseas.

by Ana Lucia Araujo via Slate on September 16, 2022
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The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations

It's a struggle that's been waged for centuries.

by Ana Lucia Araujo via HNN on May 19, 2019
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The Centuries-Long Fight for Reparations

And how black activists won the support of Democratic candidates.

by Ana Lucia Araujo via Made By History on April 28, 2019

Humans In Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery

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What Is Owed

William Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen’s case for reparations.

by William P. Jones via The Nation on September 8, 2021

An illustration of Black men pulling a platform covered in trash and American symbols.

What Price Wholeness?

A new proposal for reparations for slavery raises three critical questions: How much does America owe? Where will the money come from? And who gets paid?

by Shennette Garrett-Scott via New York Review of Books on January 18, 2021

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