The failings of emancipation
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The Unfinished and Failed History of Emancipation
The book looks at, for example, things taking place in philadelphia and in 80. In london, in jamaica, in mississippi, in sierra leon, even in india. And in fact, these different kinds of emancipation often spoke to each other. They referenced each other in interesting ways, even as they had different characteristics. So its in is really putting the he the unfinished and failed history of emancipations, in the context of today's reparation struggles.
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