A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
By Melvin Patrick Ely
The boundaries between the enslaved and the free were blurry but never invisible.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are June’s winners.
An Interview with John A. Jenkins
By Bert Brandenburg
The journalist talks Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, and the summer when everything came to a head.
The acclaimed author makes a substantial gift to the Independent!
New Millennium Boyz
By Alex Kazemi
How the modern Modern Era mauled the American male.
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
By Leah Redmond Chang
An absorbing look at how a trio of monarchs asserted influence.
What are book lovers reading before lights-out? We asked one, and here’s what she said.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Budapest: Portrait of a City Between East and West
By Victor Sebestyen
A fascinating chronicle of Hungary’s storied capital.
Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women’s Lethal Resistance
By Nikki M. Taylor
A scorching, stunning look at private revolts against bondage.
The annual DC event happens next weekend!
