Search results
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...
Port St Lucie taxes; Indian River book flap, ideology; tip jar woes; new slavery | Letters
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHere's a tip to deal with questionable jars Over the past 18 months, I have become aware of a...
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...
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....
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...
Opinion: Why the 14th Amendment shouldn’t disqualify Trump
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUsing the 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Clause to prevent former President Donald Trump from...
Free communities offered tenuous grip on safety in era of slavery
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 5—The law was passed in Washington D.C., but it set off tremors that shook the ground in Mercer County and destroyed a community. In Washington, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part ...
'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...
International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., pays new respect to the enslaved Africans...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOne of the exhibits of notable Black people on display at International African American Museum....
Directors of 2 Milwaukee Black history museums share important parts of Wisconsin's history
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and Milwaukee has two institutions dedicated to preserving the...