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Critics cite historical inaccuracies in Florida’s defense of slave ‘job skills’ narrative
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Florida Department of Education faced angry reaction from across the nation to new African...
Here’s what I tell teachers about how to teach young students about slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFew issues are as difficult to deal with in the classroom as slavery in the US. Here, a professor...
Bowman co-sponsors bill that seeks $14 trillion in slavery reparations for Black Americans
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoState-sanctioned slavery existed in what became the United States for 246 years. Ten of the nation’s...
A Fearless Ruler Battles the Slave Trade in Netflix's African Queens: Njinga
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNjinga (Adesuwa Oni) and her entourage approach the Portuguese governor's compound. Credit - Joe...
Eddie Lampkin, and people who compare NFL combine to slavery, need a history lesson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoThis week, Jerry Jones defended the NFL’s Combine against comparisons to slavery, TCU center Eddie...
'King of the Underground Railroad' Jermaine Wesley Loguen born in Maury Co.
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe history of Maury County, Tennessee amazes me, in that it often reaches far beyond the bounds of...
In the mountains of Northern Mexico, descendants of formerly enslaved people have celebrated...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA woman stands in El Nacimiento de los Negros.Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty...
Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about slavery
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoOPINION: Part one of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and...
'An upstanding man': The formerly enslaved Savannah man who ignited W.W. Law's love of history
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlbert Oetgen is a retired journalist. He worked as a reporter for the Savannah Morning News from...
‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith Slavery Saga Challenges Audiences With Grueling Cruelty
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf there’s anything unexpected about the depiction of slavery in director Antoine Fuqua’s...