Members phkrause Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-grad-student-discovered-largest-us-slave-auction? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted August 18 Author Members Share Posted August 18 Alabama chooses to preserve the last slave ship where it sank, citing structural decay The Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) plans to keep the last known vessel to transport enslaved Africans to the United States in its current location in the Mobile River, saying the ship is too deteriorated to be raised above water. https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/17/alabama-chooses-to-preserve-the-last-slave-ship-where-it-sank-citing-structural-decay/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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