By Julie Zauzmer Weil, Adrian Blanco and Leo Dominguez 1/10/22 From the founding of the United States until long after the Civil War, hundreds of the elected leaders writin
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GOP lawmaker says Black people are glad their ancestors were brought to US as slaves
Daniel Villarreal and The New Civil Rights Movement January 17, 2021 Terry Jones, a Republican lawmaker in North Dakota, has submitted a bill that would require state forms to list
Human Trafficking and Global Ministries
Across the globe and right here at home, millions of people are being exploited for profit. Human trafficking, also known as modern slavery, affected some 24.9 million people in 2016 (the most re
Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia
The holidays are here, and among the many treats of the season are chocolate and hot cocoa. While these traditions provide a hefty dose of sugar, there’s a bittersweet side to chocolate’s histo
Zinn Education Project
Here is another reason to look forward to 2021 — new people’s history books. We highlight below a few upcoming 2021 titles and invite you to events we are hosting for The Rebelli
At Johns Hopkins, Revelations About Its Founder and Slavery
The university and its medical system have long celebrated their founding benefactor as a staunch abolitionist. But newly surfaced documents tell a different story. By Jennifer Schuessler
How Many U.S. Presidents Owned Enslaved People?
EVAN ANDREWS @ history.com [A]t least 12 chief executives—over a quarter of all American presidents—enslaved people during their lifetimes. Of these, eight held enslaved people while in of
Alexander Hamilton’s Complicated Relationship to Slavery
CHRISTOPHER KLEIN In his ambition to rise above his humble beginnings, Hamilton appeared to have frequently swallowed his anti-slavery sentiments as he pushed for acceptance into America’s coloni
Racial Slavery in the Americas
How does the history of racial slavery shape our world today? Racial slavery was at the center of the Atlantic World’s economy for centuries. One of its primary legacies is that white supremacy a