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A 1787 federal law forbade slavery in Ohio, but African Americans here still faced abuses
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe history of African-Americans in Columbus and central Ohio is a long and complex story....
Directors of 2 Milwaukee Black history museums share important parts of Wisconsin's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and Milwaukee has two institutions dedicated to preserving the...
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...
Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Texas law says slavery cannot be taught as part of the 'true founding' of the United States. Tamir...
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
In the mountains of Northern Mexico, descendants of formerly enslaved people have celebrated...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA woman stands in El Nacimiento de los Negros.Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty...
Boats, planes and automobiles: Projects aim to travel around restrictive state abortion laws
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Colorado, abortion medication comes from a van parked near the state border. In Illinois, an...
New show about legendary lawman Bass Reeves brings attention to Fort Smith museum
Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFrom the hills of eastern Oklahoma, the legendary U.S. deputy marshal Bass Reeves rode with a posse...
LMU law professor: Latinos in America may not feel they belong
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIf Arléne Amarante could wave a magic wand that would transform her home country of America, she...
Juneteenth and Black America’s Love of Horses
Harper's Bazaar via AOL· 11 months agoJuneteenth and Black America’s Love of HorsesBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI - Getty Images Each year, Black people across the United States observe June 19—the day...