Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from Fort Campbell schools
At Fort Campbell, books are being taken off school library shelves containing references to slavery; the Civil Rights ...
Mass. city was home to abolitionist who celebrated his birthday on Valentine's Day
A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
Reverend, a slave, and the Black Heritage Trail of NH
The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...
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‘Free as One’ exhibit examines the Black-led fight for freedom and abolition
“The ‘Free as One’ exhibit is proof of how and what really occurred,” says Justina Barrett from HSP’s Chief Learning and ...
Montclair Public Library hosts free screening of NJ PBS documentary series ‘The Price of Silence’
Feb. 22, the Montclair Public Library invites the public to a free screening of the three-part NJ PBS documentary series “The Price of Silence,” which delves into the history and impact of slavery in ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
Trump's Black History Month Proclamation Not-So-Surprisingly Omits This Important Subject
The president issued a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. But one race equity expert has ...