The states are asking voters whether to amend constitutions that have exceptions to slavery bans. Some hope that the changes could allow prisoners to challenge the practice of being forced into labor for little or no pay.
Tag: Slavery (Historical)
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On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History
Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement.
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The Magnificent Poem Jars of David Drake, Center Stage at the Met
Before the Civil War, an enslaved artisan from South Carolina created storage vessels that transcend ceramic traditions.
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This Is the Other Way That History Ends
A once-scholarly discipline courts irrelevance in its desperate bid for relevance.
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A Tiny House in Manhattan Has a Link to the Underground Railroad
Before it was a clothing store, it was a bar, and before it was a bar, it was a key part of American history.