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UN chief calls for slavery reparations
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for slavery reparations over the transatlantic slave trade, which deprived enslaved people...
Johnson: A better way to teach young kids about slavery in America's history
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Athens native, Jessica Johnson, a lecturer at The Ohio State University's Lima...
Progressive Democrat blasts ‘outrageous’ Florida lesson plans on slavery
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called out Florida over its recently approved African American history...
Savannah Council takes up Calhoun Square renaming. For activists, the fight dates back years
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSavannah City Council on Thursday will hear public comments on the removal of former Vice President...
What to America is John Brown?
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCapture of John Brown in the engine house The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images On December 2, 1859, the United States saw its first execution...
Cameron Brown: The Constitution was a miracle, indeed
Sturgis Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere is little our Founders missed in crafting our nation's Constitution, notably its separation of...
Liberal California has a state flag tied to the Confederacy. How can that be? | Opinion
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHere’s a history lesson you’re unlikely to find in textbooks: California’s bear flag has links to...
Immigration, abortion dominate debate between Democrat Kelly, Republican Masters in Arizona Senate...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrection & clarification: A previous version of this story misquoted Mark Kelly. His full quote...
'Expelliarmus!' Move to ban Harry Potter from Florida school sign of DeSantis' overreach
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn case you missed it, Florida’s book-banning efforts have resulted in a complaint to remove a Harry...
My great-great-grandfather owned slaves in Kentucky. Here's what I'm doing about it.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt felt like a kick in the stomach. Exploring an ancestry website, I discovered an 1860 Slave...