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Why we should remember…
the Amnesty Act of 1872
General History
Kris Manjapra
“Black communities have had to pay for the failures of emancipation”
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20th Century
Ras Prince Monolulu: the horse-race tipster who transformed himself into an Abyssinian prince
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The Gilded Age
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Victorian
Escaping slavery in the American South
Georgian
The Demerara slave uprising
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Victorian
Emma Dabiri
"The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence"
Victorian
From slave to real Lone Ranger? The incredible life of black Wild West lawman Bass Reeves
20th Century
Emma Dabiri
“He dreamed a career that seemed impossible and made it a reality”
Georgian
The Zong Massacre: what the dark episode meant for the British slave trade and abolition
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Why WW2 commemorations need to recognise the Black contribution
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The Harder They Fall
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