An 18th century plantation owner in Jamaica, Thomas Thistlewood might well remain unknown were it not for his extensive 14,000 page diary, which has survived to this day. It provides insights into many details of plantation life including farming practices, but also shows the man’s own particular brand of depravity. Thistlewood’s writings serve as harrowing …
Can it be argued that we are doing ourselves a disservice calling ourselves black? With my mum having come from the Caribbean island of St.Vincent, I refer to myself as being black. However, I have met British Zimbabwean’s who are darker-complexioned than me who refer to themselves as being “coloured”. For those of you who …
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Elaine, Arkansas Massacre of 1919 We have written previously on the blog about Harrison, Arkansas, a little town that earned the name of the ‘Most racist town in America’. Harrison saw a lot of horrific white-on-black violence during race riots in 1905 and 1910, and the legacy of those years continues to this day. …
40 Acres and a mule After the bloody battles of the American Civil war and the passage of the emancipation proclamation on January 1st, 1863, followed by the ratification of the 13th amendment (that which legally abolished slavery and ‘involuntary servitude’ in the United States) in December of 1865, a whole new chapter in the …