In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World

A publication from the National Museum of African American Culture. This companion book to the exhibition on African American history and culture—with 150 powerful illustrations of people and objects — investigates the intertwined legacies of slavery, freedom, and capitalism. Frames the history of slavery in a global context to show how it created systems of oppression that continue to shape the world today. Essays from historians and scholars trace not only the contemporary resonances of slavery but also the history of freedom-making, from abolitionism to enslaved and colonized people asserting their humanity to the Black Lives Matter movement. Read more.