The history of slavery in the Americas is one of rebellion, solidarity, and democratic invention. A recent book traces the depth and creativity of enslaved people’s resistance, whose legacy continues to inspire social-justice movements.
Long after the founding, many ordinary Americans saw the Revolution as ongoing—an unfinished fight for freedom and equality.
The modern idea of the freedom of the seas is collapsing in the Strait of Hormuz.
The seeds of an authoritarian state will still be there unless the United States reckons with its own fascist past and how that relates to Stephen Miller’s vision for the future.
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
In 1949, Paul Robeson performed the “Song of the Jewish Partisans” in Moscow, in the Yiddish original. At a time of rising Stalinist antisemitism, Robeson’s act of solidarity made clear his stand against any form of racism.
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Nearly every Black resident in Montgomery refused to ride city buses. They walked, biked, took taxis, carpooled, and even rode mules for 382 days.
A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition from feudalism can help us make sense of the present.
Ken Burns talks to Jacobin about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the Declaration of Independence was far more than a revolt of slaveholders and the wealthy.
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