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Opinion: To downplay the harm of slavery in America is also to ignore historical context
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOne of the most misleading views related to slavery in America is one that downplays the harm of...
Hulu's 'The 1619 Project' examines the impact of slavery on America today
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months ago"I'm at a point where I realize all the attacks just made the project grow and expanded its reach,"...
New slavery curriculum in Florida is latest in century of 'undermining history'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1918, prominent American historian Ulrich Bonnell Phillips framed institutional slavery as a...
Juneteenth invites Americans to reflect upon what it means to be free | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is part of an opinion series examining Juneteenth. The USA TODAY Network Tennessee invited...
New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the...
Where could America be today without racial barriers?
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a boy growing up on the banks of the Genetta Ditch because of racial prejudices, I was suppose to...
Parallel reparations efforts gain momentum in California and Capitol Hill
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAs California prepares to release a report that will recommend reparations for descendants of...
OPINION: Juneteenth is an American, not a Black, cultural event
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn order to appreciate the opportunities before us, we must better understand the struggles and...
Slavery, the Constitution and Jan. 1, 1808
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Jan. 1, 1808, a law passed by Congress and eagerly signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 went into effect prohibiting the foreign slave trade.
Bowman co-sponsors bill that seeks $14 trillion in slavery reparations for Black Americans
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoState-sanctioned slavery existed in what became the United States for 246 years. Ten of the nation’s...