Posts Tagged ‘American history’
7 Ways the Government Shutdown May Affect You
Some services, like Social Security checks and SNAP, will continue during the government shutdown, but with limited services and staff.
Read MoreResearchers Release Report on People Enslaved by Harvard-Affiliated Vassall Family
The report, which was published separately from Harvard’s research into slavery, shows the family’s involvement in slavery.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: I’ve Been Here All the While by Alaina E. Roberts
We are pleased to announce ABHM’s August Book of the Month: I’ve Been Here All The While: Black Freedom on Native Land by Alaina E. Roberts. We invite you to join us for a virtual discussion on Zoom.
Read More3 Ways to Prevent Suicide Death
Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned in the last three years of reporting to prevent suicide death.
Read MoreActivists vow to protect display on George Washington’s ties to slavery
Some worry that the display, which reveals the first president’s connections to slavery, is at risk of change or removal in this administration.
Read MoreTrump’s Order Strips Slavery Exhibits, Removes Black History
The Trump administration orders the removal of exhibits emphasizing slavery and racial injustice, sparking protests and concerns.
Read MoreNational park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
By Jake Spring and Hannah Natanson, Washington Post The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks,according to four people familiar with…
Read MoreDescendants of enslaved man, plantation owner unearth past at Maryland cabin
A descendant of a slaver and a descendant of someone who was enslaved come together to uncover the history of a former Maryland plantation.
Read MoreAs Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian, meet the woman racing to visit every exhibit
Kathryn Jones, who began visiting Smithsonian facilities earlier this year, is trying to see every exhibit before Trump forces them down.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Thirty Years a Slave by Louis Hughes
We are pleased to announce ABHM’s September’s Book of the Month: Thirty Years a Slave by Louis Hughes. We invite you to join us for a virtual discussion on Zoom.
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