Why did Europeans create the system of racial slavery in the Americas?

Videos from Christy Clark-Pujara

Who are you and what do you do?
  • February 17, 2017
What is the difference between history and memory?
  • February 17, 2017
What was the role of enslaved people in the American Revolution?
  • February 17, 2017
How have the legacies of slavery affected the history of the United States?
  • February 17, 2017
How did enslaved people challenge the institution of slavery?
  • February 17, 2017
Why should high school students learn about the experiences of Black people in colonial and early America?
  • February 17, 2017
What was life like for enslaved people in New England?
  • February 17, 2017
Why does the misperception that slavery only happened in the southern United States exist?
  • February 17, 2017
What role did slavery and enslaved people play in the northern colonies of the present-day United States?
  • February 17, 2017
How did the “business of slavery” link economies in the Atlantic World?
  • February 17, 2017
Why did Europeans create the system of racial slavery in the Americas?
  • February 17, 2017
A New Nation: Introduction
  • April 26, 2018
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