Supreme Court Justices who were Enslavers
The United States Supreme Court has served as the ultimate arbiter of legal disputes in the country. Until fairly recently, most Americans have.
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New Book Interviews
Jonathan Daniel Wells on his new book, The Kidnapping Club
Jonathan Daniel Wells’ The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War exposes the role of Wall.
- by Chad Pearson
- December 21, 2020
LaborOnline
Wishbone of The Good Lord Bird: Historical Fiction and Poetic Truth
Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird uses the events around John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry to weave a fictional tale incorporating some.
- by Mark Lause
- November 27, 2020
LaborOnline
New Book Interviews
Alexandra Finley on Her New Book, An Intimate Economy
Our series of interviews with authors of new books in labor and working-class history continues with Alexandra Finley, author of the new book.
- by Jacob Remes
- August 31, 2020
Labor History
Empire of Cotton Still Based on Violence
At the recent LAWCHA conference here in Washington, D.C., I was among those applauding heartily when Empire of Cotton: A Global History, Sven.
- by Tula Connell
- July 10, 2015
LAWCHA
Remember a President for Free Labor
Reflections about the importance of workers power in American aspirations seem particularly appropriate at the approach of this President’s Day–that holiday formed by.
- by Mark Lause
- February 15, 2014