Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting
In the 1600s the Netherlands established one of the world’s first art markets – but it couldn’t have happened without the ...
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Freedom and Bondage in the Colonial Era
The Marriage of Washington to Martha Custis • The Washinton Family • Washington's Letter to Robert Morris Though only 25% of the colonial population owned slaves, slavery factored heavily in ...
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Colonial laws
The shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery in the British colonies is evident in the development of the colonies' laws. • Virginia, 1639: The first law to exclude "Negroes" from ...
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Louisville artist captures Kentucky's slavery history with public art
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A piece of public art seeks to make sure Kentucky doesn’t forget its history with slavery, while also remembering the lives of the enslaved. Louisville’s location on ...
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Is ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Racist?
Was Key pursuing a grudge by describing, or misdescribing, the Corps of Colonial Marines as slaves? Or did he have the (predominantly white) conscripts in mind? Some soldiers on the British side ...
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Trinity College Dublin to look at its slavery and colonial links
Trinity College is Ireland's oldest university The investigation into TCD's links with slavery and colonialism is due to take two years and the findings will be published. The Colonial Legacies ...