“Thoughts on Teaching: Why Modern Slavery Belongs in a History of Slavery” By Dr. Sara Lampert, University of South Dakota It was drizzling, threatening to rain, but that stopped no one. Students streamed across the quad to the coyote...
The End of College and the Community of Ends By Rev. Dr. Christopher P. Momany A long time ago, on a balmy spring evening in 1986, I was...
“Ravine to Freedom is Journey to Self” By Rev. Dr. Christopher P. Momany What we learn about ourselves along life’s path is as important as what we learn about history. In fact, the two belong together. Historians and activists...
The Lost Cause? Teaching the U.S. Civil War in 2016 By Dr. Thomas Balcerski Browse the ever-burgeoning corridors of the internet this time of year, and you will be sure to encounter a popular meme. Two images form...
Art for Abolitionists: How I Joined the Fight Against Human Trafficking By Callen Buchanan [Ms. Buchanan is a high school student in Vinton, VA who organized a charitable event to raise money to combat human trafficking. Her event received...
From HAS Supporter, Zoe Trodd Applications are invited for any of three PhD studentships in slavery/antislavery that begin in September 2015. The studentships are part of a collaborative academic project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)...
The Center for Civil and Human Rights is organizing a conference exclusively for college students on human trafficking solutions. The conference will be held on November 15 and can be attended in person in Atlanta or "virtually" online. This...
Historians Against Slavery would like to share this press release, submitted to us by Hilary Malson, with our supporters. For Immediate Release: June 18, 2014Contact: Hilary Malson202-829-0436 x31228 hmalson at savingplaces dot org Teenagers Fight Human Trafficking at Students...
This guest post from Ben Wright, a doctoral candidate in history at Rice University, reports on activities organized this past week by undergraduate members of the Rice Free Project in Houston. Student activists at Rice University are working to...