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Did the Confederates have a point, kind of? Here's a hint: not really
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRobert E Lee statue removal Eze Amos/Getty Images There’s no doubt that Australian law professor...
Blue States Can’t Fix What the Supreme Court Broke
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColorado is only one of three states that allows abortion at any phase of pregnancy. It borders five states where the fate of abortion access remains...
LMU law professor: Latinos in America may not feel they belong
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIf Arléne Amarante could wave a magic wand that would transform her home country of America, she...
The Joshua Glover plaque and mural mark a key part of Milwaukee's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCathedral Square is home to many summer festivals. There’s Jazz in the Park, Bastille Days and the...
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 ...
Ashland Memories: Underground Railroad 'tracks' crossed Ashland County
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt directly by God, enslaved people since have...
The Remarkable True Story of the Couple Who Posed as Master and Slave to Escape Bondage
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA portrait of Ellen Craft in the book 'Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom.' Credit - Public Domain...
Column: Threats to criminalize out-of-state abortions are a scary reminder of 1850s America
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAbortion rights supporters march to the White House to denounce the U.S. Supreme Court decision to...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack fugitives fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad, Photo 12/Universal Images Group via...
Orion Griffin: Today in history: D.C. abolishes the slave trade
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 20—On September 20, 1850, the District of Columbia abolished the slave trade, making it illegal to buy and sell slaves in the nation's capital. Although it outlawed the trade, slavery was ...