A poem by Sasha Smith, Leaving
Leaving you are Leaving you are a Generation of Leaving you are a People of Leaving you are black boy leaving you are black boy snatched, you are dragged down dirt, down dust, down the shells of boats, down sea, down ocean, down under water....
Columbus Day and Citations as a Metaphor for Erasure in American History
This past week the battle over history has focused on the Columbus Day versus Indigenous People’s Day holiday: is it a day to commemorate the famous explorer or one to reflect upon the people who endured imperial violence at his hands? As a Black female...
The Slave Auction: A Poem
This week, thanks to a friend and colleague, I rediscovered Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and her poem on a slave auction. Harper was an African American abolitionist, suffragist, and writer. One part of her biography speaks to me today. In 1859, the same year of the...
The Weeping Time and The New York Times Sunday Magazine
August 17, 2019 This week is an important week for many reasons. It represents the 400th anniversary of the presence of people of African descent in America. Today is also the birthday of Jamaican born...
Anne C. Bailey and company write about race, slavery, refugees, diasporas, African American, Caribbean and African studies, human rights, history, and memory. We publish every weekend.
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Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History (Beacon Press)
