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William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb is an assistant professor of history at Spelman College and editor of The Essential Harold Cruse. He can be reached at [email protected]. Visit his website at www.jelanicobb.com.

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The Good Ol’ Days of Slavery

By William Jelani Cobb

This article originally appeared on Africana.com. These days it’s getting harder to tell whether history is repeating itself or if human beings are just becoming more cliché. This was underscored last week when it came to light that Cary Christian Academy, a private school in North Carolina, was using the deceptively titled pamphlet “Southern Slavery,…

This article originally appeared on Africana.com. These days it’s getting harder to tell whether history is repeating itself or if human beings are just becoming more…

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