by Starlette Thomas | Jun 9, 2025 | Opinion
They kept their skulls. In the 1870s, nineteen African Americans who had been patients at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana and later died of various causes, were decapitated. Their crania were then sent to Leipzig, Germany, where they were studied under the...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 2, 2025 | Opinion
On May 15, 2025, the South’s largest surviving antebellum house burned to the ground, sparking debate over the legacy of American chattel slavery. Only a smoldering façade remained, inspiring celebration and memes shared on social media by people glad to see the...
