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It's Claimed that Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860. We Ran the Numbers
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwitter/Wallace Moura/Getty Images On April 2, 2024, the claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned...
Slave was ‘kidnapped’ in Columbus, returned to mistress
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColumbus is a crossroads city. Founded in 1812 as a planned town to become the new capital of the...
Book Look: 'How the Word is Passed' dives into the reality of American history, slavery
Watertown Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI have spent hundreds of hours during my life wondering why people believe what they do. Is it...
BYU conference about the history of slavery in Utah seeks reconciliation
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUniversity of Utah Mormon Studies professor Paul Reeve discusses the 1852 Utah Legislature’s debate...
Port St Lucie taxes; Indian River book flap, ideology; tip jar woes; new slavery | Letters
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHere's a tip to deal with questionable jars Over the past 18 months, I have become aware of a...
Should a Florida state park still honor the Confederacy? Calls for change go unheard
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn a sunny spring day at a state park in Florida, the United Daughters of the Confederacy threw a...
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...
How ex-Confederates spread racist attitudes far and wide after the Civil War
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe "Confederate Diaspora" has spread “racial inequities in labor, housing, and policing,"...
Wilhelm: Abolitionist's family retreated to Put-in-Bay
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMost of us are familiar with the name John Brown, the famous abolitionist who believed in using violence to bring an end to slavery in America. He openly fought for slaves' freedom even before ...
Revisiting The Historical Ignorance Of Conservatives
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTo hear some Republicans tell it, Juneteenth is really the celebration of conservatives' undoing of slavery caused by Democrats. I know. Just bear with...