"Tragic Prelude" (1938-40) by John Steuart Curry Mural of John Brown holding a gun and a Bible in the Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas.Note:This post is cross-posted from Bibliology, the blog of Biblio.com where Book Patrol will be contributing by featuring and highlighting material from their vast database of quality books. Why Biblio? They are the closest thing we have to an old-school bookshop online and I am honored and delighted to join their team. Book Patrol will also be curating the Bibliology e-mail newsletter which will focus on new arrivals and other book goodness. You can click here to join the fun!With Black History Month around...
What’s In A Name? Library Database Reveals Hidden Histories.
An Advertisement For A 1769 Slave Auction.Imagine you're an amateur genealogist. You want to learn more about the history of your family. Where do you start? By tracing legal records bearing your family name, of course. But what if in the legal census, the age, race, and gender of your ancestors was recorded but never their names. What if your family members were considered not people but property?This is the dilemma facing not only genealogists but historians when they wish to find out more about the estimated 12 million men, women, and children who came to the United States not...