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“Slaveholders deployed so-called scientific racism to justify racial slavery.”

Quote by Manisha Sinha

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Manisha Sinha is a historian whose research focuses on American history, particularly the racial, gender, and labor movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her works delve into how these movements shaped the social and political landscape of the United States. more

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