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Slavery
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Masochism at the Movies: Historical Horrors With Alfred Hitchcock and Steve McQueen
Brutalism on screen—and its moral repercussions.
What Makes American Cuisine American?
At its essence, American food began as a cuisine of survival free from the burdens of tradition and elitism. Little has changed.
The Financial Meltdown of the New Orleans Slave Market
As you watch 12 Years a Slave recall that the market in humanity really was a market—with dizzying asset price changes, speculative bubbles, and a fear of volatility greater than a fear of civil war.
The Revenge Fantasy: ‘Django Unchained’ vs. ’12 Years a Slave’
Do most Americans believe that all problems—psychological, interpersonal, political, moral—can be resolved by a final competition, whether it’s a quick-draw shootout or a dance contest?
150 Years of Racism: Attitudes in the American South
The bias of Southern whites during slavery is still being passed down from generation to generation, according to new research.
Remember That Time Abraham Lincoln Tried to Get the Slaves to Leave America?
No, you don't, but it happened well into his presidency. Aaron Gordon speaks to the man who has tried to paint a true, human portrait of the Great Emancipator—even if we don't want to hear it.
Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery
Concrete concerns about saving and expanding slavery, and not the nebulous theology of states’ rights, ignited the U.S. Civil War. Why does that message keep getting lost?