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Directors of 2 Milwaukee Black history museums share important parts of Wisconsin's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and Milwaukee has two institutions dedicated to preserving the...
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...
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 ...
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...
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
'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...
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...
Adam, blacksmith and champion of freedom, dies without honor of last name | Righting the past
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEditor’s note: This is the thirteenth in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor...
Freedom Towns: A Vast but Largely Forgotten Movement of Black Self-Rule
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPhoto: Eatonville, Florida; Stephen Vincent/Alamy If you sit on the bench outside Natural Beautiii...