History Of Slavery
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Benin’s slavery theme park balances education and remembrance with crude commerce
The commodification of heritage and the spectacle of culture produced by the tourist industry may debase the experiences of painful pasts.
Dominique Somda, The Conversation
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‘I wish to remain in Bombay’: Testimony of liberated enslaved women in 19th century
In 1847, the East India Company’s Indian Navy captured vessels with 47 women and girls and 12 boys in the Persian Gulf and brought them into Bombay Harbour.
Susannah Gillard
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Five plays by Black women playwrights that depict the missing history of slavery in Britain
They do not resort to violence to show the seriousness of their stories but do so through thoughtful writing.
Lynette Goddard, The Conversation
Trending
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Man of Indian origin pleads guilty to ramming truck near White House, says he wanted to seize power
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With dance, music and humour, a hit play has brought to life the legend of Tansen
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‘What use is a bullet train to us?’ In Maharashtra’s Palghar, tribal anger at BJP over lack of jobs
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What a 17th-century Dutch painting of an Indian boy tells us about migration today
Abducted, branded and sold, South Asians were prominent in Netherlands’ estates and shipyards through the 1660s.
Ajay Gandhi
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The history behind the Edward Colston statue pulled down by anti-racism protesters in Bristol
It was erected in 1895 to boost the slave trader’s image as the city’s paternal figure.
James Watts, The Conversation
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US: Descendant of a slave sues Harvard University over 19th century photos of ancestor
The photos were commissioned by the institute in 1850 for a professor who wanted to prove that black people were inferior.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Punishments and privileges: How plantation owners in the Caribbean kept control over slaves
Slaveholders encouraged complex social hierarchies on plantations that amounted to something like a system of ‘class’.
Christer Petley
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Slavery on campus – recovering the history of Washington College’s discarded slaves
Slave trade was used to fund American universities.
Kelley Deetz and Alfred L. Brophy, The Conversation
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Why the racist massacre in Charleston is the tipping point for the fate of the Confederate flag
Because today it stands not just for Dylann Roof but white cowards – those angry that white privilege is ending.
Douglas A. Blackmon
The Reel
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‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor in cricket-themed romance
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance