Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
Devil's Punchbowl refugee camp for freed slaves during Civil War is misdescribed as 'concentration camp'
The Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was a Civil War-era death camp. After the Civil War millions of freed Black ...
The Forward on MSN4d
Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...
Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance
Here are three recent graphic novels that can help us to remember resistance against slavery. They follow in the footsteps of ...
Abolitionists played key role in the establishment of the Columbus Public Library in 1873
Many of the early leaders, staff and financial supporters of Columbus Public Library when it opened in 1873 were ...
SLU puts slavery apology on hold, descendants disappointed
According to DSLUE representatives, the organization did not participate after it received an agenda from SLU officials that it had not approved by midnight of the day of the even ...
Greek Reporter4d
Drimachus: The Slave Who Led a Rebellion in Ancient Greece
Drimachus led a slave revolt on Chios, ruling a rogue stronghold before betrayal. Organized resistance like that of Spartacus ...
SLU postpones formal apology for role in slavery after descendants group declines to participate
The decision came soon after the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved informed the university that they would not ...
Gaskin: Hub’s rich history of Black women leaders
Through courageous advocacy, intellectualism, cultural leadership, and resilient community-building, these women ...
The Himalayan Times6d
Int'l Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims today
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is being observed today ...
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Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to speed up a decade-long plan to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire ...