⛓️ Slavery's Legacy

How the institution of slavery continues to shape law, wealth, identity, and daily life long after abolition. These books trace the deep structural afterlives of a system many prefer to call history.

The 1619 Project

by Nikole Hannah-Jones • 2019

1619, not 1776, is America's true founding: the year that still explains the nation.

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🇺🇸 American History ✊🏽 Racial Justice 🧩 Systemic Racism 📘 Critical Race Theory 📊 Economic History

The 1619 Project

1619, not 1776, is America's true founding: the year that still explains the nation.

by Nikole Hannah-Jones 2019

4.61

25k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American History ✊🏽 Racial Justice 🧩 Systemic Racism 📘 Critical Race Theory 📊 Economic History

Ain't I a Woman

by bell hooks • 1981

White feminism fought for women; black freedom fought for manhood. Neither saw black women.

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🖤 Black Feminism 🧊 White Feminism Critique 🔗 Racism And Sexism 🧠 Black Political Thought 🎭 Stereotypes And Power

Ain't I a Woman

White feminism fought for women; black freedom fought for manhood. Neither saw black women.

by bell hooks 1981

4.51

20k+ ratings

🖤 Black Feminism 🧊 White Feminism Critique 🔗 Racism And Sexism 🧠 Black Political Thought 🎭 Stereotypes And Power

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi • 2016

Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.

4.53

39k+

📚 Intellectual History 🏛️ Structural Racism ✊ Antiracism 📖 Critical Race Theory 📜 Race And Policy

Stamped from the Beginning

Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.

by Ibram X. Kendi 2016

4.53

39k+ ratings

📚 Intellectual History 🏛️ Structural Racism ✊ Antiracism 📖 Critical Race Theory 📜 Race And Policy

American Citizenship

by Judith Nisse Shklar • 1991

Voting and earning: the two pillars of American citizenship, forged in opposition to slavery.

3.60

🏛️ Republicanism 🗳️ The Right To Vote 💪 Work Ethic 🎖️ Status And Citizenship 📉 Welfare And Dignity

American Citizenship

Voting and earning: the two pillars of American citizenship, forged in opposition to slavery.

by Judith Nisse Shklar 1991

3.60

67 ratings

🏛️ Republicanism 🗳️ The Right To Vote 💪 Work Ethic 🎖️ Status And Citizenship 📉 Welfare And Dignity

American Taxation, American Slavery

by Robin L. Einhorn • 2006

The anti-government tradition Americans celebrate was built to shield slavery, not liberty.

4.17

📈 Economic History 💰 Tax History ⛓ Slave Power ⚔️ Sectional Conflict ⚖️ Constitutional Law

American Taxation, American Slavery

The anti-government tradition Americans celebrate was built to shield slavery, not liberty.

by Robin L. Einhorn 2006

4.17

46 ratings

📈 Economic History 💰 Tax History ⛓ Slave Power ⚔️ Sectional Conflict ⚖️ Constitutional Law

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