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What Do Our Founding Documents Tell Us About Ourselves?

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Of the first 18 Presidents of the United States, 12, at some point in their lives, enslaved individuals, and 8 enslaved individuals during their presidency. James Madison, the 4th President of the United States and the Father of the Constitution, was one of the latter, enslaving over 100 individuals before, during, and after his time in office. In his will, in 1835, Madison wrote, … Read More What Do Our Founding Documents Tell Us About Ourselves?

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The Narratives of History in “Killadelphia”: Part IV

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Over the past few posts, I’ve examined Jupiter’s backstory in Rodney Barnes and Jason Shaw Alexander’s Killadelphia, specifically looking at the ways that Jupiter’s story illuminates the violence, trauma, and dehumanization of chattel slavery in the United States. Jupiter introduces us, as well, to Sally Hemings, the enslaved woman that Thomas Jefferson raped and sexually assaulted, notably after the death of his wife Martha … Read More The Narratives of History in “Killadelphia”: Part IV

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