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Virginia museum works to uncover town's history of slavery
WBUR Boston· 6 days agoAs recently as a couple of years ago, most people in Brownsburg, Virginia — population 33 within the...
Uncovering one town's history of slavery : Here & Now Anytime
NPR· 6 days agoAnd, what happened when a museum in tiny Brownsburg, Virginia worked with descendants to uncover slavery in the town's ...
The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery
Foreign Policy Magazine· 22 hours agoHere, giant cliffs face the sea; beyond it lies the Atlantic and North America. Today this is an...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe essays in her book invite readers to enter a world shaped by the forces of freedom and slavery....
Otterdale Farm's history of slavery raised in Chesterfield school naming debate
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 5 days agoAs the Chesterfield School Board considers potential middle school names involving the name...
Zinn Education Project
The Raw Story· 4 days agoThe BRI bills the “Documents of Freedom” as a “modern take on the traditional textbook” — a “completely free digital course on history, government, and ...
What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man in the Emancipation Memorial of 1876 tells us about its ...
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoThe face in the memorial is that of Archer Alexander, who had escaped slavery in 1863 by fleeing to St. Louis, Missouri ...
These are the four hostages rescued by Israeli forces from militants in Gaza
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 2 days agoThe four captives Israeli forces rescued Saturday in the Gaza Strip were abducted from a desert rave...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoJuneteenth derives its name from June 19, 1865, the day that U.S. General Gordon Granger informed the enslaved individuals of Galveston, Texas, that they were officially free ...
Virginia baseball beats Kansas State to earn seventh trip to College World Series
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 1 day agoVirginia’s attacking, deep lineup saved its most impactful outburst of the postseason yet to ensure...