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F.R.E.E.

F.R.E.E.

The myth we are often sold is that the North was a bastion of freedom. Our Compromised Union design and the F.R.E.E. framework confront this lie di...

D.E.I.

The failure of corporate D.E.I. proves you cannot solve a structural problem with superficial measures. We expose the single, most insidious lie of...

The Compromised Union: Exposing the F.R.E.E. Lie

The myth we are often sold is that the North was a bastion of freedom. Our Compromised Union design and the F.R.E.E. framework confront this lie d...

The Slave States: Confronting Dehumanization, Erasure, and Injustice

The story of the American South—the original Slave States—is not a distant history contained in textbooks. It is the architectural blueprint for th...

Theological and Legal Sanction: The Role of the Papacy and the Catholic Church

Religious complicity was foundational to the transatlantic slave trade. This post reveals how the Catholic Church, through papal bulls, and Protest...

Denmark: A Niche Player in a Global Crime

Denmark's role in the slave trade was a particularly cynical paradox. This post reveals how the first European nation to abolish the trade did so w...

The Netherlands: A Commerce in Human Flesh

This post reveals the Netherlands' ruthless role in the slave trade as a corporate enterprise. We uncover how the state-chartered Dutch West India ...

France: The Brutal Efficiency of the Plantation Machine

France's pursuit of colonial wealth was marked by brutal efficiency. This blog post explores the Code Noir, a chilling legal framework that institu...

Britain: From Competitor to Dominant Power

Britain's entry into the transatlantic slave trade was late, but its pursuit was relentless. This blog post reveals how the nation's commercial fer...

Spain: The Architects of the Asiento System

Spain's role in the transatlantic slave trade was unique and profound. This post unveils the Asiento de Negros—a system of calculated, arms-length ...

Portugal: A Genesis of Chains and a Legacy of Power

Genesis" is a word of beginnings, and for the transatlantic slave trade, that genesis began with Portugal. This blog post uncovers the grim primacy...

The Architecture of Atrocity: The Genesis of European and Papal Culpability in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The transatlantic slave trade was no accident. It was a deliberately built system, meticulously financed and sanctioned at the highest levels of Eu...