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A Confederate statue in North Carolina praises 'faithful slaves.' Some citizens want it gone
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoHistory and art experts told USA TODAY the monument's placement at the county's courthouse sends a...
Senator beaten as tempers flared over slavery in Kansas in 1856. Are we better today? | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSouth Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks bludgeoned Sen. Charles Sumner unconscious, and Southern voters...
How a 'fluke' uncovered a rare autobiography, giving a narrative on slavery new life
NPR· 1 day agoSUMMERS: And with that, Schroeder had stumbled upon an autobiography by John Swanson...Swanson Jacobs was born in 1815 in Edenton, N.C., and he was born a sixth-generation slave. Today ...
Stunning beaches and an ugly past: What travelers discover at Virgin Islands National Park
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoHere’s what travelers should know about Virgin Islands National Park, the latest park in USA TODAY’s...
If anyone should be paying slavery reparations, it’s West Africa
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoThe logic behind British reparations is deeply flawed. Responsibility for slavery cannot be reduced...
After George Floyd's death, many declared racism a public health crisis. How much changed?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThough some say progress is slow-going, Alexander still believes change can happen. Eventually....
CA Senate passes 3 bills that would create reparations agency, funding
ABC7 News· 4 days agoThe California State Senate passed a trio of reparations bills Tuesday written with the intent to...
Haiti, a country of eternal misery
Hardwood Paroxysm· 7 hours agoHaiti was the first country in the world to eliminate slavery, achieve independence in Latin America, and create a nation composed of former black...
Opinion: Gettysburg Address offers special significance for Memorial Day
San Jose Mercury News· 19 hours agoOn Memorial Day, we remember our fallen soldiers. For several years I have visited California’s...
For a moment, George Floyd's murder changed everything. Those days are gone.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoRepublicans have particularly attacked an academic framework known as critical race theory ‒ which...