The Czech government has moved to buy and remove a pig farm near Prague, located on the site of a former concentration camp where several hundred Romani people died during the Nazi occupation. The decision comes after mass anti-racism protests. AGPI, the firm that owns the controversial pig breeding facility, announced on Monday it had […]
Tag: Dignity
Lola’s Resistant Dignity
This article is part of a series of responses to Alex Tizon’s Atlantic article “My Family’s Slave.” The full series can be found here. For another historical perspective, please see Micki McElya’s essay on how Lola’s story echoes the American “faithful slave” narrative. Alex Tizon’s essay “My Family’s Slave” has stirred considerable controversy. Readers have […]