“My research also shows the Drax family made more money from slavery than was previously thought”
Op-ed for @uk.theconversation.com by @paullashmar.bsky.social author of Drax of Drax Hall
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“My research also shows the Drax family made more money from slavery than was previously thought”
Op-ed for @uk.theconversation.com by @paullashmar.bsky.social author of Drax of Drax Hall
theconversation.com/tracing-the-...
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Join Prof Gaiutra Bahadur, author of #CoolieWoman, for a lecture on South Asian indentured workers to the West Indies, and their descendants' journey from Guyana to the USA.
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How did the system of Indian indenture operate in the British Empire and what are its legacies today?
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Andil Gosine's Nature’s Wild exhibition at the #ArtMuseumOfTheAmericas was cancelled.
"The decision to pull the exhibits coincided with an executive order issued by the Trump administration..."
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We strongly object to the cancellation of Dr. Andil Gosine’s exhibition, Nature’s Wild, which was scheduled to open in the next couple of weeks at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) in Washington, DC.
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Register to join Guyana SPEAKS via Zoom on Sunday, 30 March 2025 at 3:30 pm UK time for Berbice River Women. We will be celebrating three acclaimed women writers: Maggie Harris, Sharon Correia and Cosmata Lindie.
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📢 Call for Submissions: Brij V. Lal Prize📢
The prize, in memory of Prof Brij V. Lal, honours the best journal article on Indian indentureship, Girmit & Girmitya, and its legacies.
📅 Deadline: 15 May 2025
📖 Published in 2023/24? Submit your article!
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