Andrea Stuart's Sugar in the Blood

As reviewed in the New York Times , "Masters and Slaves," by Andrea Stuart, on 29 March 2013  --  On a trip to Paris, I recently h...

TRANSLATED GERMAN: TRANSATLANTIC TRADE

"The slaves Transporter: The Trans-Atlantic triangular trade,"  on 13 OCTOBER 2008, armin fischer / mare UNTIL WELL INTO THE 19TH ...

Brazil: Sanitation for All

As reported by Inter Press Service , "Brazil: Sanitation for All...in 115 Years," by Fabiana Frayssinet, Dec 3 , 2007 (IPS) --RIO...

Fila Brasileiro Dog or Slave-hunter

Other evidence of 19th century just as surprising , the origins of the Fila Brasileiro . Here's the primary use of this dog out of the o...

Slave Life in Rio

Slave Auction, Rio de Janeiro, 1859-186 1 Standing on a chair, the auctioneer dominates the scene while an enslaved woman with a child cling...

Cotton and the Civil War

From Mississippi History Now , "Cotton and the Civil War," by Eugene R. Dattel, on July 2008--  If slavery was the corner stone of...

Charles Sumner on the Barbarism of Slavery

From the New York Times , "FROM WASHINGTON.; Charles Sumner on the Barbarism of Slavery. The Social Tendencies of the Institution Argu...

The Brazilian Law of Sexagenarians: Slaves Over The Age of 60

As translated from History of Brazil , "Lei dos Sexagenários," by Antonio Junior Gasparetto, on 5 March 2010 -- The Law of the s...

Jesus Was Lynched

As reported by Truthdig , "Jesus Was Lynched," by Mel White, on 23 December 2011 -- For more than 40 years I’ve been moved and ...