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Trevon Logan

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American Slavery Wasn’t Just a White Man’s Business − Research Shows How White Women Profited, Too

Human bondage was big business in the antebellum US, and men weren’t the only ones cashing in.

by Trevon Logan via The Conversation on June 10, 2024
A Brief History of Black Names, from Perlie to Latasha

A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.

by Trevon Logan via The Conversation on January 23, 2020

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"Soulsville" mural in Memphis, Tennessee.

Capitalism and (Under)Development in the American South

In the American South, an oligarchy of planters enriched itself through slavery. Pervasive underdevelopment is their legacy.

by Keri Leigh Merritt via Aeon on April 2, 2024

A photograph of enslaved laborers picking and carrying cotton in a field near Montgomery, Alabama.

Capitalism, Slavery, and Power over Price

The debate between historians and economists over the definition of capitalism, and the legacy of slavery in the structure of today's economy.

by Caitlin C. Rosenthal, Johnny Fulfer via The Economic Historian on August 3, 2020

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