“Beyond Freedom’s Reach: A Kidnapping in the Twilight of Slavery” by Adam Rothman. Harvard University Press, 2015. $29.95. Historians tend to view slavery in economic and social terms. Adam Rothman, ...

"This book is published in conjunction with two sixty-minute audio tapes of live recordings and dramatic readings."--Jacket. "Published by the New Press, in conjunction with the Library of Congress ...

New academic standards slammed as "a big step backward" will require teachers to instruct that enslaved people "developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit" ...

Florida has been on the receiving end of national ire after the state Department of Education approved new, controversial academic standards that outline how Black history will be taught in its ...

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There is a moment in Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel “Invisible Man,” when the narrator arrives in New York City and is amazed by what he perceives as the unlimited freedom enjoyed by the city’s Black ...