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Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Melvin Edwards, Who Sculpted a New Vocabulary for Political Art, Dies at 88

Melvin Edwards, influential sculptor, passed away at 88, known for his innovative abstractions reflecting art history and the legacy of Atlantic slavery.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Great Resistance by Carrie Gibson review a panoramic account of the fight to end slavery

Enslaved Africans and their descendants across the Americas mounted the largest, longest-running, and most diverse sustained insurrection for freedom from the 1500s to the 1800s.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Portuguese Empire: Ports and Profits

Portuguese global power relied on fortified ports, trade, and slavery, linking maritime control to modern economic systems and persistent patterns of inequality.
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