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Historic sites are reckoning with New York's slave-owning past. Here's how
Poughkeepsie Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen New York's third governor, Morgan Lewis, would return to his estate in Hyde Park in the early...
My great-great-grandfather owned slaves in Kentucky. Here's what I'm doing about it.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt felt like a kick in the stomach. Exploring an ancestry website, I discovered an 1860 Slave...
UC cuts ties with slave-owning founder Charles McMicken with unanimous board vote
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe University of Cincinnati board of trustees unanimously voted to rename all campus spaces...
DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people...
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn appointee by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to an oversight board of Disney’s special tax district...
"Black AF History" author on whitewashing the past: "They have tried every way possible to erase us"
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMichael Harriot Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Fatima Michon As an '80s baby that carved...
Trump is the only living president whose family didn’t own slaves, report says
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDonald Trump is the only president alive, past or present, whose family can’t be linked to slave...
Petition to rename Andrew Jackson Middle School underway due to trail of tears, slavery
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNoting Andrew Jackson’s slave-owning past and his role in the Trail of Tears, a group of community...
Laura Trevelyan Says Her Success Is Tied To Slavery After Quitting The BBC To Confront Colonialism
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEXCLUSIVE: Laura Trevelyan has said that her professional success can be traced back to Britain’s...
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Family Could Face Reparations Fight in Barbados
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicOscar-nominated actor and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has come...
Book Excerpt: 'Better Venture' looks at how the current venture model connects to the slave trade
TechCrunch ExtraCrunch· 1 year agoIn an examination of important historical texts relating to the transoceanic spice and tea trades,...