Mar 12, 2008
The Root: The Troubling History of the White-Slave Traffic Act
I wrote a brief piece for TheRoot.com on the troubling history of the White-Slave Traffic Act:
From Jack Johnson to Eliot Spitzer
“When a self-righteous crusader like Eliot Spitzer is caught with his pants down, a lot of onlookers might feel a tinge of glee to see such hypocrisy revealed. But the law under which he may be prosecuted, the Mann Act, is a relic that should give pause to anyone looking to hold Spitzer accountable in court on counts of prostitution.”
I am currently a PhD candidate in African American studies and Government at Harvard. Previously, I helped launch BlackPlanet.com and the Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School. I can be reached at owasow -at- gmail dot com.