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Grave In the Water

Grave In the Water

From Howard French via The Washington Post / "The scuba divers marched through the cobblestone streets of one of the world’s most infamous former slave ports, carrying tape measures, clipboards and fins. There was a Senegalese police officer who’d learned to dive the month before. A more seasoned diver

Everyone Has Been Impacted by Slavery

Everyone Has Been Impacted by Slavery

Read the recent, timeless analysis by historian Howard French. From Howard French / I mention my visit to Elmina Castle because of a polemic that has arisen recently about the uses of this site both in popular memory by tourists as well as by historians and journalists who write about the

West Africa Will Shape This Century

West Africa Will Shape This Century

Howard French explores the emerging West African coastline in this must-read article from The Guardian. | From The Guardian / "It has long been said that no one knows with any certainty the population of Lagos, Nigeria. When I spent time there a decade ago, the United Nations conservatively put the number

Blackness Wins!

Blackness Wins!

Howard French, author of "Born in Blackness," wins the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award. Absolutely deserved. | This year's virtual award event featuring remarks by our esteemed panel of jurors, our two brilliant finalists, and a conversation with winning author Howard French moderated by GBH's Under the Radar