Huffington Post on John McCain and Traces of the Trade
Posted October 22nd, 2008 by James DeWolf PerryAbby Ferber, a sociologist involved with the White Privilege Conference, has written an essay at the Huffington Post discussing the parallels between the history of John McCain’s family and that of the DeWolfs.
Senator McCain’s family owned slaves until the Civil War, and most of their 2,000-acre plantation is still in family hands. Ferber discusses the implications of this history, focusing on the white/black wealth gap in our society.
For more on the parallels between the McCain and DeWolf family stories, see this blog entry.
U.S. House apologizes for slavery
Posted July 30th, 2008 by James DeWolf PerryLate yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives formally apologized for slavery and the era of Jim Crow discrimination against African Americans.
The House passed H.Res. 194, a resolution sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), by voice vote after the measure attracted 120 co-sponsors. The resolution follows a similar measure by the Senate in February, apologizing for U.S. actions against Native Americans, and a congressional apology and reparations twenty years ago to Japanese Americans and their descendants for the use of concentration camps by the U.S. in World War II.
Traces of the Trade DVDs on sale starting July 14th!
Posted July 13th, 2008 by James DeWolf PerryTraces of the Trade DVDs became available to order starting on July 14th.
Please visit the Buy/Use the Film page on this website and place your order today!
