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Batay Vètyè
Today is the 212th anniversary of this epic event, the culmination of the Haitian people’s fight for freedom known as the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, a historic revolt led by slaves. Haitian rebels decisively defeated the French at the Battle … Continue reading
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Reimagining Manhattan
Via The Decolonial Atlas.
U.S. statehood map
When will the next State (Puerto Rico or Nova Scotia anyone?) be added to this list, or did the era of U.S. territorial expansion end in 1959 with Hawaiian and Alaskan statehood? (By the way, 1959 was also the year of the Cuban … Continue reading
What will your epitaph say?
Via reddit.
Why isn’t April 9 a National Holiday?
On this day (April 9) in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant after the remnants of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia were decisively defeated at the Battle of Appomattox Court House by … Continue reading
Two cheers for Lee Kuan Yew …
A pragmatic politician, a benevolent despot (he was prime minister of polyglot Singapore for 31 years), or … the most influential statesman of our time? (Image courtesy of The Encyclopaedia Britannica.)
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Tagged Economic Development, Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore
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St Patrick’s Bell
In honor of St Patrick’s Day, check out this paper “St Patrick’s Bell Shrine: Form and Layout of the Plates” written by Robert D. Stevick published in 2008 in The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (Vol. 138, … Continue reading
“Yes, the song was taught to us …”
Are we born racists, or do we learn racism from others? In his letter of apology to his fellow students at the University of Oklahoma, Parker Rice–one of the students expelled from OU for singing this racist and despicable song–confesses that “the song was … Continue reading
World Black History Month (Canary Islands edition)
We recently stumbled upon this fascinating paper titled “Black Presence in the Canary Islands (Spain)” by Roberto Nodol. According to Dr Nodol, historical documents dating as far back as 1602 indicate the presence of African slaves on the island of La Palma. These … Continue reading
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