Panel Advises Illinois Commemorate Its Role in Helping Slaves Escape the South
A task force of lawmakers and historians is recommending that Illinois create a full-time commission to commemorate the ...
Anti-Slavery Measure Proposition 6 Fails, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue in California Prisons
The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of ...
Legacies of Slavery Across the Americas Still Shape Our Politics
Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution. Several scholars and students think that ...
Yes, some forms of slavery are still technically legal in most U.S. states
Forced labor as punishment for crime is legal in many states due to an exception clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S.
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Racist texts tell Black people in US to prepare for slavery
Authorities in several of the states are also investigating the anonymous messages, which told recipients — as young as ...
At an Art Festival in Dakar, Artists From Both Sides of the Atlantic Examine the Legacy of Slavery
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A whirlwind of color and art at the opening of this year's Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art ...
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Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations
“I wasn’t in slavery. My mother wasn’t in slavery ... In concession speech, Kamala Harris says US must accept election ...
The Republicans: A party born to fight slavery in America
The Republicans are largely associated with conservative values of white supremacy, anti-immigration, anti-abortion etc. At ...
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Yes, some forms of slavery are still technically legal in most U.S. states
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their ...