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Directors of 2 Milwaukee Black history museums share important parts of Wisconsin's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and Milwaukee has two institutions dedicated to preserving the...
Did the Confederates have a point, kind of? Here's a hint: not really
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRobert E Lee statue removal Eze Amos/Getty Images There’s no doubt that Australian law professor...
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...
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· 10 months agoA woman stands in El Nacimiento de los Negros.Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty...
International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., pays new respect to the enslaved Africans...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOne of the exhibits of notable Black people on display at International African American Museum....
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
Juneteenth and Black America’s Love of Horses
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth and Black America’s Love of HorsesBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI - Getty Images Each year, Black people across the United States observe June 19—the day...
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 ...
Kentucky's forgotten date of freedom came after Texas' Juneteenth, here's why
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring one of my frequent walks in the Highlands, I passed a large banner that proclaimed,...
