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| What Is Atlantic History? | |
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| Inventing Oceans | |
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| The Discovery of the Atlantic | |
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| The Varieties of Atlantic History | |
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| Origins of the Atlantic World | |
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| The Vikings Explore North America, c. 1010 | |
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| Castilian Law Incorporates Slaves and Others Before 1492 | |
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| The Pope Supports Portugal's Conquest of Ceuta, 1436 | |
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| A Portuguese Expedition Meets Resistance in Gambia, 1455 | |
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| Columbus Arrives in the "Indies," October 11, 1492 | |
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| Leo Africanus Describes a West African World of Trade, ca. 1515 | |
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| Two Atlantic Inhabitants | |
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| Explain the Origins of the Sea, 1490s and 1590 | |
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| Essays | |
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| The Portuguese-African Encounter | |
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| Sugar Comes to the Atlantic Islands | |
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| Iberian Expansion | |
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| Documents | |
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| A Spanish Jurist Explains the Legitimacy of Conquest, 1510 | |
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| Cort?s Marvels at a World of Wonders, 1518-1520 | |
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| The Tupi Indians Capture a German Gunner, 1550 | |
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| Two Spaniards Debate the Conquest and the Nature of Americans, 1547-1553 | |
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| Mexica Nobles Protest the Burdens of Spanish Rule, 1556, 1560 | |
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| A Conquistador Praises Malinche, circa 1570 | |
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| An Epic Poet Celebrates Portuguese Exploration, 1572 | |
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| A Priest Explains the Origins of the People of New Spain, 1581 | |
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| Essays | |
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| The Culture of Conquest | |
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| How Conquest Shaped Women's Lives | |
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| European Challenges to Iberian Hegemony | |
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| Documents | |
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| Anne Askew Meets Her Fate, 1546 | |
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| A French Expedition Trades with Hostile Indians on the Brazilian Coast, 1557 | |
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| Montaigne Reflects on the Meaning of Barbarism, 1580 | |
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| Walter Ralegh Justifies the Voyage to Guiana, 1596 | |
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| Piet Heyn Captures the Spanish Fleet, 1628, 1847 | |
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| English Colonization Liberates Indians, 1629 | |
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| An Indian Describes the French Alliance, 1633 | |
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| Dutch and Africans Triumph in Angola, 1647 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Northern Europeans Invade the Americas | |
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| The Dutch Rebels and America | |
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| The Columbian Exchange | |
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| Documents | |
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| A Priest Accounts for the Plants and Animals of New Spain, 1590 | |
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| Rats Invade Bermuda, 1617-1618 | |
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| Two Governors Describe the New England Smallpox Epidemic, 1633-1634 | |
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| Indians Respond to Epidemics in New France, 1638, 1640 | |
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| Indians Complain About Animal Trespass, 1656-1664 | |
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| William Dampier Wrestles with His Worm, 1676 | |
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| Governor Clarkson Describes the Gardens of Sierra Leone, 1792 | |
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| Joseph Dupuis Complains About the Fevers of the Gold Coast, 1824 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Europe's Biological Conquest | |
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| Acquiring the Taste for Chocolate | |
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| The Peanut Revolution | |
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| Migrations | |
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| Documents | |
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| 'Let Them Come and Leave that Misery': Andr?s Chac?n Writes Home to Spain, 1570 | |
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| Colonial Investors Lure Servants Overseas 1618, 1664 | |
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| Marie of the Incarnation Finds Clarity in Canada, 1652 | |
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| Two Germans Debate the Merits of Pennsylvania, 1684, 1738 | |
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| Slaves Endure the Middle Passage, 1693 | |
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| Peter Kolb Explains Why He Migrated to the Cape of Good Hope, and Then Returned Home, 1704, 1713 | |
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| Elizabeth Sprigs Begs for Help, 1756 | |
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| An Afro-British Abolitionist Recalls His Childhood Captivity, 1787 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Adaptation and Survival | |
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| The Mental World of the Captive | |
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| Atlantic Economies | |
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| Documents | |
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| Creatures Become Commodities, 1516, 1634 | |
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| Jean de L?ry Describes the Brazilwood Trade, 1578 | |
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| Richard Whitbourne Praises the Newfoundland Fishery, 1622 | |
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| Indians Toil in Guatemala, 1648 | |
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| Sugar Planters Transform Barbados, 1647-1650 | |
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| An English Trader Scouts for Opportunities on the Slave Coast, 1682 | |
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| Louis XIV Regulates Slavery in the Colonies, 1685 | |
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| Two Political Economists Evaluate the Discovery of America, 1776, 1867 | |
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| Essays | |
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| What Did China Have to Do with American Silver? | |
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| What Did the Dutch Have to Do with Sugar in the Caribbean? | |
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| Pirates, Runaways, and Rebels | |
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| Documents | |
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| Pirates Sail under the Jolly Roger, 1684, 1743 | |
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| A Spanish Priest Among the Pueblo Indians Complains of Harassment and Danger, 1696 | |
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| Employers Advertise of the Return of Runaways in Pennsylvania, 1739-1753 | |
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| Silver Miners Revolt in New Spain, 1766 | |
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| Lady Anne Barnard Praises the Swift Punishment of a Slave, 1797 | |
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| Manoel da Silva Ferreira's Slaves Propose a Treaty in Brazil, 1806 | |
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| Essays | |
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| The Atlantic's Working Class | |
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| Resistance on the Margins | |
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| Religion, Culture, and Society | |
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| Documents | |
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| Africans and Afro-Caribbean People Convert to Christianity, 1491, 1736 | |
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| John Rolfe Explains Why He Wants to Marry Pocahontas, 1614 | |
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| Christians Discover "Heathen" Ideas of the Afterlife, 1636, 1777 | |
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| The Dutch West India Company Recruits Jews to the "Wild Coast" of America, 1657 | |
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| Artists Depict Three Visitors to London, 1710, 1750 | |
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| A Christian Convert Celebrates Her Faith, 1768-70 | |
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| John Stedman Describes Paramaribo, 1770s | |
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| Hector St. John de Cr?vecoeur Contrasts Americans and Europeans, 1782 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Catholic Saints Among the Maya | |
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| Parallel Belief Systems in Kongo | |
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| Imperial Contests | |
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| Documents | |
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| Samuel Winthrop Deplores the French Attack on Antigua, 1667 | |
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| A Dutch West India Company Official Defends the Company's Fort System in West Africa, 1717 | |
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| Imperial Wars Challenge Colonial Subjects, 1738-1757 | |
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| Spain Reasserts Control over Colonial affairs, 1768, 1770 | |
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| Joseph Sewall Praises God for English Success, 1762 | |
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| Colonial Subjects Resist Reform, 1765, 1781 | |
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| Lady Anne Barnard Praises the Strategic Value of the Cape, 1797 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Constraints on Reform | |
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| Constraints on War | |
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| Empires and Independence | |
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| Documents | |
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| Tom Paine Justifies American Independence, 1776 | |
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| The United States and Haiti Declare Independence, 1776, 1804 | |
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| Refugees Flee from Revolutions, 1779-1809 | |
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| Irish Revolutionaries Adopt a Radical Catechism, 1797 | |
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| A British Officer Recommends the Use of Black Soldiers in the British West Indies, 1801 | |
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| Our Lady of Pueblito Supports the Crown, 1801 | |
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| A South American Revolutionary Looks to the Future, 1815 | |
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| Brazil Becomes an Independent Monarchy, 1815, 1822 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Where Did American Nationalism Come From? | |
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| Why Did the British West Indies Remain Loyal? | |
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| Social Revolution | |
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| Documents | |
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| Francisco de Miranda Comments on Republican Manners, 1783-1784 | |
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| Free Citizens of Color Claim their Rights, 1789 | |
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| Women in the United States Assert Themselves, 1793, 1795 | |
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| France Devises a New Republican Calendar, 1793 | |
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| New Nations Define Citizenship, 1776-1847 | |
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| A Radical Priest Marches in New Spain, 1810 | |
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| African-American Exiles Declare Independence in Liberia, 1847 | |
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| Essays | |
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| How a Shoemaker Became a Citizen | |
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| What Were the Africans in St. Domingue Fighting For? | |
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| Twilight of Slavery | |
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| Documents | |
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| Thomas Jefferson Wrestles with Slavery, 1785 | |
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| The King of Asante Explains the Importance of the Slave Trade, 1820 | |
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| A British Magistrate Oversees Freedom in St. Vincent, 1835-1838 | |
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| Two Slaves Learn to Read, 1839, 1845 | |
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| Alexis de Tocqueville Advocates Emancipation in the French West Indies, 1843 | |
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| A Brazilian Slave Escapes to Freedom in New York, 1847 | |
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| Slavery Crumbles in the United States and Brazil, 1864, 1888 | |
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| Thomas Phipson Condemns Polygamy and Slavery in Natal, 1876 | |
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| Essays | |
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| How Did Atlantic Slavery come to an End? | |
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| What Does Gender Have to Do with Emancipation? | |
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| An Age of "Free" Migration | |
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| Documents | |
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| President Boyer of Haiti Appeals to Free Blacks in the United States, 1821-24 | |
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| Matilda Skipwith Meets with Sorrow in Liberia, 1848-1858 | |
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| Thomas Phipson Asks for Migrants, Labor, and Hedges in Natal, 1849 | |
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| A Journalist Describes an Immigrant Vessel , 1849-1850 | |
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| The British Empire Welcomes Chinese Workers, 1862-1864 | |
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| The Transatlantic Cable Connects the Continents, 1866 | |
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| Polish Immigrants Describe Opportunities in Brazil, 1891 | |
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| Jewish Immigrants Celebrate Independence Day in Argentina, 1910 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Freedom and Consent in the Recruitment of African Labor | |
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| Deception and Coercion in the Recruitment of African Labor | |
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| Legacies | |
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| Documents | |
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| Spain and the United States Celebrate Columbus, 1892-1893 | |
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| Canada Recognizes Aboriginal Rights, 1982 | |
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| American Indians Respond to the Columbian Quincentennial, 1990 | |
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| Pan-African Activists Demand Reparations for Slavery, 1993 | |
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| The British House of Lords Debates Reparations for Slavery, 1996 | |
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| Matthew Coon Come Condemns the Economic Status of First Nations People, 2001 | |
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| Sara Baartmann Goes Home, 2002 | |
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| An American President Commemorates the Slave Trade, 2003 | |
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| Essays | |
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| Did Europeans Commit Genocide in the Americas? | |
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| How the Movement for Slave Reparations Has Gone Global | |
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