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Category Archives: American politics
Strong People: The Evolution of Anti-Slavery and Emancipation
Enslavement has been called the “peculiar institution.” As a practice that is as old as mankind, its very longevity was an argument supporting continued acceptance. We realize that enslavement is based upon the exercise of power, and everything else is … Continue reading
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The Black Vote: Old Wine, New Bottles – More than a Vote for President
Last week the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced that it is currently fighting suppression of the African American vote in this year’s Presidential election. The NAACP and other groups have renewed the struggle for the right … Continue reading
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Haiti: The First Black Republic in the Western Hemisphere
This small and beautiful nation is a text book case of the victim being blamed for the crimes/injustices perpetuated against it. The historic role of the United States in the deliberate destruction of this country is not completely known. Since … Continue reading
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Slave Power: A Nation by Any Means
“On all matters affecting slaves, concessions to the South was the price to be paid if there was to be any union at all.” Negro President by Gary Wills, Houghton Mifflin Company (2003) The power of slavery shaped how this … Continue reading
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Myths of Creation
In the British Virginia Colony during the summer of 1619, two events took place within weeks of each other that would shape the United States of America in profoundly contradictory ways. One event was the initial legislative assembly of Englishmen … Continue reading
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An Elder: Vincent Harding
The formal public inauguration of The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project in Baltimore, Maryland is quickly approaching. As we come close to that first commemorative event in August, we want our readers and supporters to become acquainted with … Continue reading
Posted in African American History, African American literature, African Diaspora, American politics, ancestors, captured Africans, descendants of slaves, Middle Passage, slavery, transatlantic slave trade
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Source Documents for Blog Posts (February – April, 2012)
Audio/Visual: “First Time I Saw Big Water” Composed and produced by Bernice Johnson Reagon, performed by Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon for the PBS-WGBH film series Africans in America, Executive Producer, Orlando Bagwell “Betye Saar, National Visionary”: National Visionary … Continue reading
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Why History?
During the past several weeks, board members of the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project have found themselves frequently in conversations with people who suggest that we sustain a more formal educational component, something beyond this blog. One comment … Continue reading
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The Negro National Anthem–As You’ve Never Seen it Before…/ A Black History Moment
Although February has been established as Black History Month the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project wishes to post this video on this first day of March. We acknowledge that our history spans every day of the year and … Continue reading
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Slavery by Another Name
Months ago we published a post: Brown Trucks that reflected upon heightened awareness. The idea is that once someone becomes aware of something, evidence of it occurs more frequently. And so it is with the analogy of enslavement and imprisonment. … Continue reading
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