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Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.
The scroll, titled "A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery," dates to 1847 and was signed by more than 115 Baptist ...
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine ...
A physically and intellectually imposing figure whose heart “bled for abolition, racial justice, and constitutional democracy,” Sumner pushed U.S. presidents and Senate colleagues alike to end slavery ...
In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...
Imagine the Bihar of the 19th century, sans the caste system, paan masala, poor civic sense, but all the amazing food, music, ...
Hulu’s first look at Washington Black opens on a lush Barbados sugar plantation, where 11-year-old George Washington “Wash” ...
By taking over the site, the city is active in making sure they share the rich history and significance with the community.
Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.
Forcibly removed from the Chagos Archipelago more than 40 years ago, Chagos islanders protest outside the High Court in ...