Posts Tagged ‘Slavery’
Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation”, Hollywood Clapback or Just Another Slave Movie?
By Riley Wilson and Shantrelle P. Lewis, Colorlines.com In this point/counterpoint about Nate Parker’s buzzy directorial debut, two Black independent filmmakers wrestle with the notion of seeing more chains, whips and nooses on the big screen. Riley Wilson: “The Birth of a Nation” Didn’t Change the Game …On the one hand, we have a film written, directed, and starring…
Read MoreA Rare, Firsthand Account of an African Muslim Enslaved in Brazil
Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua described his capture and enslavement in Brazil during the 19th century and his journey through Haiti, upstate New York, Canada and England. While a legally free in these places, he was homesick for Africa and desired to return home. His detailed account includes his Islamic faith, his experiences, and life after his escape.
Read MoreTexas Mother Teaches Textbook Company a Lesson on Accuracy
A black mother blasted a textbook on social media after her child discovered a line that said Africans were brought to the US as workers.
Read MoreRacist Jokes About This Photo Got People Fired and Sparked the Hashtag #HisNameIsCayden
By Dian Ozemebhoya Eromosele, The Root There is a man who goes by the name of Geris Hilton on Facebook (reportedly not his real name) who used to have a job. “Hilton” used to work at Polaris Marketing Group, according to AtlantaBlackStar, but his employment status changed after he posted a photo on Facebook Sept.…
Read MoreThe Only Museum Solely Memorializing Slavery
America needs more symbols memorializing slavery and John Cummings, a white southerner, has helped to make that happen.
Read MoreSlave Trade Video Game Edited After Backlash
The creators of “Playing History: Slave Trade” removed a level Monday which featured black slave characters being dropped into a ship.
Read MoreRhode Island Church Taking Unusual Step to Illuminate Its Slavery Role
One of the darkest chapters of Rhode Island history involved the state’s pre-eminence in the slave trade. That history will soon become more prominent as the Episcopal diocese here, which was steeped in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, establishes a museum dedicated to telling that story.
Read MoreWhy Racial Injustice Persists Today: A Very Brief Video History
The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. This very brief video reveals how we got from slavery to today’s forms of racial injustice, such as mass incarceration.
Read MoreTexas officials: Schools should teach that slavery was ‘side issue’ to Civil War
Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation.
Read MoreTortuous History Traced in Sunken Slave Ship Found Off South Africa
In 1794, a Portuguese slave ship left Mozambique for a 7,000-mile voyage to Brazil and the sugar plantations that awaited its cargo of black men and women. Shackled in the ship’s hold were between 400 and 500 slaves, pressed flesh to flesh with their backs on the floor. With the exception of daily breaks to exercise, the slaves would spend the bulk of the estimated four-month journey in the dark of the hold.
The journey lasted only 24 days. The São José Paquete Africa came apart violently on two reefs not far from Cape Town. The captain, crew and half of the slaves survived. An estimated 212 slaves perished in the sea. The remnants of the São José have been found, right where the ship went down. It is the first time that the wreckage of a slaving ship that went down with slaves aboard has been recovered.
The new National Museum of African American History and Culture, which will open in 2016 on the National Mall in Washington DC, will house an exhibit of the ship and its cargo.
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