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U.S. laws created during slavery remain on the books. A scholar wants us to cite that history.
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
A RISD professor’s fascinating discovery about a former slave - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoSchroeder: I was working on a book on the history of nostalgia. Harriet’s son went with his Uncle...
The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoThe first known sea captain of color, he opened the door for others like him who freely worked the...
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoConstitution isn’t that great. Look, I’m not going to bring up the three-fifths clause or the fugitive slave clause. I’m talking about the other parts.
Opinion | What Frederick Douglass Learned From an Irish Activist
Mississippi Free Press· 3 days agoAs many as 30 Black abolitionists and activists also traveled to Ireland between 1790 and 1860....