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Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 6 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
WATE 6 Knoxville· 5 days agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more...
Ten Reasons Not to Abolish Slavery
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 5 days agoEvery society on earth has slavery. The unspoken corollary is that every society must have slavery. The pervasiveness of an institution seems to many...
Columnist Susan Wozniak: Enlightenment might have passed Louisiana by
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 30 minutes agoThe 19th day of June saw Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry sign into a law a requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools. The ceremony was held at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School. Landry is a practicing Catholic.
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited,...
The Patriot-News· 5 days agoAs the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue...
U.S. laws created during slavery remain on the books. A scholar wants us to cite that history.
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoUnion Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger said as much when he read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, in...
‘Women are not free’: Idaho protesters rally in Boise with ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes
Idaho Statesman McClatchy via AOL· 3 hours agoThe women’s costumes alluded to Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in which...
Backlash as Spanish museum opens new exhibition ‘re-reading’ collection for colonial ties
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoNor do I know anyone who admires the exploits of the English in India, the Belgians in the Congo,...
Letter: Jefferson Davis had some heroism mixed with his villainy
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoI agree with Lyman that Jefferson Davis should not be honored with a state holiday because he stood for the immoral causes of slavery, secession, and a new government that ...
Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPeople who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, will not only face the...
