Trump and MAGA want to erase America’s slave past, including the image “Scourged Back.” Morrison’s “Beloved,” another art work featuring a scourged back, is also under attack.
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MAGA Seeks to Erase Scourged Backs
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Trump CEOs and Plantation Mentality
Trump-supporting CEOs have a plantation mentality, which explains why they tolerate him. Think “Gone with the Wind” entitlement.
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Washington’s Last Gift to Us
Today is the anniversary of Washington’s momentous “Farewell Address.” To honor his decision to voluntarily relinquish power, here’s a Phillis Wheatley poem.
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Kindred’s Race Lessons
Butler’s “Kindred” awakens us to our racial blindnesses.
The Deep Roots of U.S. Race Hatred
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Water Dancer” describes race dynamics in slave society that still operate today.
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How Weigh the Cost of the War Dead?
In “The Watchers,” Whittier honors the fallen while seeing the necessity of war to bring about freedom.
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Beloved’s War against White Supremacy
One reason the far right may hate Morrison’s “Beloved” is because a Black woman resists attempts to control her fertility.
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Les Misérables Aided Civil War Soldiers
Hugo’s “Les Misérables” was a hit with Civil War soldiers. An article explores the reasons why.
Plantations that Bury Their Black Past
Two black authors (Clifton, McQueen) report similar experiences when visiting southern plantations: the erasure of slave history.
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