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Stolen Lands: A Black and Indigenous History of Land Exploitation聽

Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.

PennElys Droz | Nov 16, 2022

Abolition Through the Ages: Reform Versus Transformation, Then and Now

Just as slavery couldn鈥檛 be reformed and had to be ended, policing can鈥檛 be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 15, 2021

Opinion | Labor Movement | Reparations | Wealth Inequality

Why Empowering Workers Is a Form of Reparations

Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion. A crucial part in the discussion on reparations today should center on reshaping the labor relationship between employers and employees.

Joerg Rieger | Sep 8, 2021

Beyond 鈥淏ridgerton鈥�: Facing Up to Slavery in Europe

This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.

Ruth Terry | Aug 10, 2021

An Independence Day Reflection

Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address 鈥淲hat to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,鈥� his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever.

Frederick Douglass | Jul 4, 2021

What Fugitive Slave Ads Reveal About the Roots of Black Resistance in the United States

Freedom on the Move is a database collecting these ads, which help form a more complete picture of slavery and the enslaved.

Shoshi Parks | Jun 19, 2020

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