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“Plantation” is a genteel euphemism for slave labor camp. Let’s change the history books to say so. Michael Todd Landis: Why should we continue to employ wording that is biased, false, or laden with myth? Compromise, plantation, slave-owners, Union v. Confederacy, etc.: these phrases and many others obscure rather than illuminate; they serve the … Read more
Shorpy posts vintage photos, with good quality and detail. Make sure to click through and look closely at the full-sized image. This is wonderful. My maternal grandmother, whom I am so happy to say I came to know pretty well, was about 2 years old in 1902—though living in Paris at the time. Having known … Read more
A fascinating 90-second animation showing who has controlled the Middle east over the last 5000 years. I need to know more world history, for sure. Via.