Tag: Slave

I’m sitting here looking at that Google Calendar on my screen. I can see that I have the next 4–5 hours free to do whatever I want. It’s an opportunity. A void of mystery. I have a strong urge to queue up some YouTube videos and go hog wild. Or I could get ahead on some homew...

The 13th Amendment provided an exception where enslavement was ended except for people convicted of crimes. When the Civil War ended, cotton production, for example, exceeded pre-war levels after a brief period. Cotton was still labor intensive. Enslaved people were replaced by sharecro...

Most students will never learn about enslaved people's uprisings, and as a result, many Americans don't know much about the early beginnings of the Black Liberation Movement. Perhaps, public schools omit stories of uprisings because it cuts into the central myth White colonists perpetua...

Finding people who can clean antiques, cook Eggs Benedict blindfolded, and arrange the forks at an exact 182-degree angle to the plates is easy. Of course, we teach these skills, but what truly matters to be a successful butler for billionaires is the ability to demonstrate submission. And with t...

A breeding slave who had more than 200 children. He was picked by his slave master because he was strong, tall, powerful, and had excellent genetic traits. But, that didn’t stop him from fighting for his freedom. Fighting for what he thought was right. He led slave revolts, rebelled against...

I have reached the regrettable conclusion that ethics are a luxury for those in ivory towers and useless for those facing annihilation. What is the purpose of morality when the means of your destruction are near? Your moral compass is worthless when the noose is tightened around your neck. There ...

January 1st is the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free." However, fewer people know that Lincoln ...

The tale of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the history of millions of Africans who were forced out of their communities by European slave traders and shipped across the Atlantic in conditions of great cruelty. Welcome to our two-part series on the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this first part, we’l...

I have reached the regrettable conclusion that ethics are a luxury for those in ivory towers and useless for those facing annihilation. What is the purpose of morality when the means of your destruction are near? Your moral compass is worthless when the noose is tightened around your neck. There ...