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Toussaint L’Ouverture: A Biography of the Haitian Revolutionary
Toussaint L’Ouverture emerged as the leader of the Haitian revolution in the late 1780s, playing a key role in leading the ...
Willo home tour 2025: See inside some of the most historic houses in Phoenix
Homes in the Willo Historic District of Phoenix date to the early 1920s. Here are prices, date and ticket info for the 36th ...
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The Fascinating History of Spanish Colonial City Design
Cities like Bogota and Santiago owe their iconic layouts to the Spanish colonial "Laws of the Indies." Dive into the history of these planning ordinances that prioritized plazas, gridded streets, and ...
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The Holes in Policy Exchange’s Attack on the Church of England’s Slavery Reparations Plan
The right-wing think tank Policy Exchange has published a report attacking the Church of England Commissioners for planning ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.
Court orders French city to drop 'La Negresse' place name
A French court ruled on Thursday that the seaside city of Biarritz must rename its La Negresse historic district, possibly ...
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...