Author: William Horne

William Horne, Associate Editor of The Activist History Review, writes about the relationship of race to labor, freedom, and capitalism in post-Civil War Louisiana. His research interests include systems of power revolving around concepts of race, labor, incarceration, capitalism, and the state. He is a former high school teacher, barista, and warehouse worker and is an avid home gardener. His dissertation, “Carceral State: Baton Rouge and its Plantation Environs Across Emancipation,” examines the ways in which white supremacy and capitalism each depended on restricting black freedom in the aftermath of slavery. He holds a PhD in history from The George Washington University and can be followed on Twitter at @wihorne.

by William Horne September 25, 2019 0

September 2019

Strike For Trump’s Resignation

For my family, friends, and neighbors, survival means standing up and saying that the rich and powerful cannot steal our democracy.

by William Horne April 22, 2019 0

April 2019

Migration, Madness, and Labor in Postemancipation New Orleans

These scientific servants of elite interests created a vision of the migrant body that perfectly matched the ideal working body of slavery that must be kept at labor to avoid illness.

by William Horne February 8, 2019 2

February 2019

Liberating the Young Scholar

I always share that I am a student who struggled. My kindergarten teacher told my parents that I would never pass the first grade.

by William Horne October 31, 2018 3

October 2018

Hiya Norm, Where ‘Ya Headed?

History doesn’t repeat itself, but that’s not why we study it.

by William Horne May 4, 2018 0

May 2018

Is White Supremacy a System of Corruption?

Before they even learn the details, adherents already know the outcome of real world events. The white guy will be the good guy, no matter what.

by William Horne April 23, 2018 1

April 2018

Anderson Runs for Mayor to Stop the Painful Violence

Charles’ art and activism have been a fixture in the city for the last decade, so when I learned Charles would be running for mayor, I knew I wanted to interview him.

by William Horne February 9, 2018 7

February 2018

White Americans Fail to Address Their Family Histories

There is a conversation about race that white families are just not having. This is mine.

by William Horne November 17, 2017 5

November 2017

Who Counts as a Worker and Who Deserves Help?

As we occupy a world of increasing plenty, we must concede that the way we distribute resources is a choice. We choose to let our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico starve. That is our collective failure, not theirs.

by William Horne September 29, 2017 1

September 2017

Lindsay Hendrix fights myths to tackle hunger

We work to help ensure that folks who may not have enough to eat get the food they need.

by William Horne August 29, 2017 0

August 2017

Advice from a Katrina Refugee on Hurricane Harvey

It may be a truism that the storm washed massive structural injustices into our collective view, but as a country, we seem to have rationalized them away.