Phillis Wheatley: To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,
Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn
September 25, 2020 · Leave a comment
Sandra McPherson: Numbers 31
(in which Moses orders the rape
of 32,000 Midianite virgins)
February 18, 2020 · 1 Comment
Christer Petley: How slaveholders in the Caribbean maintained control
It is no surprise that the whip is synonymous with New World slavery: its continual crack remained an audible threat to enslaved workers to keep at their work, reminding them … Continue reading
March 13, 2019 · Leave a comment
Frances Harper: Bible Defense of Slavery
Take sackcloth of the darkest dye, And shroud the pulpits round! Servants of Him that cannot lie, Sit mourning on the ground. Let holy horror blanch each cheek, Pale every … Continue reading
January 15, 2018 · Leave a comment
