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It's Claimed that Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860. We Ran the Numbers
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwitter/Wallace Moura/Getty Images On April 2, 2024, the claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned...
Opinion: We could be witnessing the Republican Party break apart in real time
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor’s note: Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the...
‘Descendant’ Review: The Discovery of a Sunken Slave Ship Galvanizes a Community in Sundance-Winning...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1808, the United States banned the importation of slaves, effectively putting an end to the...
As a bet, man sneaked in a slave ship in 1860. Kin of those Africans honored them this weekend
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Descendants of the last African people abducted into slavery and brought to...
Read President Javier Milei's Interview With TIME
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe President of Argentina, Javier Milei, being interviewed in the Casa Rosada on April 25. Credit - Irina Werning for TIME Read our full cover story on...
The Wiyot Tribe Is Getting Its Land Back and Making California More Affordable
Dwell via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUsing the first community land trust developed under tribal law in the United States, the group is...
Amid Debates Over Black History, a Park Stands For Truth and Reconciliation
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMy recent trip to Montgomery, Alabama, wasn’t my first visit. I had previously explored the city and...
Did the Confederates have a point, kind of? Here's a hint: not really
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRobert E Lee statue removal Eze Amos/Getty Images There’s no doubt that Australian law professor...
What do the Democrats stand for?
The Week via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA donkey, the unofficial symbol of the Democratic Party. The United States fairly quickly developed into a two-party democracy, much to the chagrin of...
Conservative commentator falsely claims US presidents can cancel federal elections
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNeither two world wars nor a global pandemic have kept the United States presidential election from...