Tag: slavery

• How a French Bank Captured Haiti

  May 23, 2022

  The National Bank of Haiti, on which so many hopes were pinned that night, was national in name only. Far from an instrument of Haiti’s salvation, the central bank was,… more ›

• The Root of Haiti’s Misery:Reparations to Enslavers

  May 21, 2022

  Violence. Tragedy. Hunger. Underdevelopment. These bywords have clung to Haiti for more than a century. Kidnappings. Outbreaks. Earthquakes. The president assassinated — this time in his bedroom. How is it… more ›

• The search for lost slave ships led this diver on an extraordinary journey

  February 12, 2022

  I dive in. The water is cool against my skin, the silence absolute, and as I hover over the remains at the bottom of the sea, I feel peaceful, thankful,… more ›

• After slavery

  April 2, 2021

  Processes of historical reinvention tend to accompany moments of great economic and social transformation, such as the one that we’re living through at the moment. They produce a new historical… more ›

• Opstand & Vrijheid

  January 22, 2021

  Let op: Opstand & Vrijheid is gesloten. Reserveren is mogelijk vanaf 9 februari 2021. Opstand & Vrijheid bestaat uit drie onderdelen, waarin het verhaal van een opstand in context wordt gepresenteerd. Ook is… more ›

• Talks at Google

  January 26, 2020

  This browser doesn’t support Spotify Web Player. Switch browsers or download Spotify for your desktop. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0J0mEXvYmwh8SFPDkuOEHt more ›

• The horrific consequences of rubber’s toxic past

  July 24, 2019

  The black-and-white photograph shows a man, perched on the edge of a wooden deck, looking down at two objects. At first, you can’t take in what they are. In the… more ›

• The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality

  July 14, 2019

  On a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at… more ›

• My Family’s Slave

  May 16, 2017

  My Family’s Slave » She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who… more ›

• Your Phone Was Made By Slaves: A Primer on the…

  March 8, 2016

  Your Phone Was Made By Slaves: A Primer on the Secret Economy » It’s never a happy moment when you’re shopping for a tombstone. When death comes, it’s the loss… more ›