By James Walvin, author of Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn
It may seem odd for a historian of slavery to write a history of a popular hymn. In fact, the link between “Amazing Grace” and slavery is clear and fairly obvious: the author of “Amazing Grace,” John Newto...
By Joshua Savala, author of Beyond Patriotic Phobias Connections, Cooperation, and Solidarity in the Peruvian-Chilean Pacific World
As an undergraduate I did a summer abroad in Cusco, Peru followed by a semester at the Universidad de Concepción in Chile. People in both countries occasi...