Reading Time: 5 minutesMany poor Black people lived, worked, and died to bring about modern industries such as oil in Brazil. Mr. João de Deus’ life story hopefully sheds light on these experiences.
Environmental History Now.
A Platform on Representation, Engagement, and Community
The Department of State, Safety, and Archives: Research in a Conflict Zone
Reading Time: 5 minutes“Don’t travel at night, don’t travel by car, and don’t travel out of the city,” the warning of the Department of State repeated over and over in my head as we zipped along the small highway in darkness.
Ordinary Places: Reflections on Holocaust Topographies
Reading Time: 11 minutesIn September 2011, I was residing in Dachau, Germany after embarking upon a yearlong volunteer service with Action Reconciliation Service for Peace at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.
A Farewell to the Oriental Nicety (1986-2012): Long Gone But Not Forgotten…!
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Oriental Nicety, age 26, left the mortal world amidst huge negative publicity on June 29, 2012, at the Alang shipbreaking yards in India after meeting with an unfortunate fatal accident.