by lindaoppenheim | Jan 30, 2018 | Article
“Their captive forbears were Native Americans–slaves frequently known as Genízaros . . . who were sold to Hispanic families when the region was under Spanish control from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Many Indian slaves remained in bondage when Mexico...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 4, 2018 | Opinion
Following news of Erica Garner’s death, Kahana Cauley’s op ed in the New York Times provides numerous examples–from slavery, lynching, imprisonment, and the child protection system–of how the white supremacist system that governs the United...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 27, 2017 | Truth and Reconciliation, Video
In this Tedx Talk (Dec 8, 2017), Joseph McGill describes his work and advocacy in preserving sites where enslaved people existed. To hear his talk, click here. If you are interested in helping Not in Our Town in its Truth and Reconciliation efforts, email...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 8, 2017 | Events
This reading is part of the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Community Stage Series. Community Stage productions are free (and nearly free) held in collaboration with local artistic groups and organizations. Community Stage programming enable the...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 7, 2017 | Article
Nicholas Bakalar reports in the New York Times (Tuesday, December 5, 2017, p. D4) that the trauma experienced by 46,877 Finnish children who were evacuated to Sweden between 1940 and 1944 affected their female children, who “were twice as likely to be...