Posts Tagged ‘Slavery’
‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery
Like many of the nation’s greatest institutions, Harvard has a history with slavery. A recent report reveals the depths of that connection.
Read MoreCity of Nashville to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
Juneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021, and its status doesn’t impact many workers. But Nashville leaders plan to make it a paid city holiday.
Read MoreCalifornia panel OKs reparations limit for slave descendants
Reparations efforts at the federal level have not gone anywhere, but cities and universities are taking up the issue, such as the California Tuesday Panel.
Read MoreRemembering When Cotton was King and Blacks Enduring Quest for Economic Justice
The economic inequalities that stem from slavery have contributed to the health dispartities experienced by the black community in the age of a pandemic.
Read MoreSecrets of Harriet Tubman’s life are being revealed 100 years later
More than a century after her death, historians are still unraveling the secrets of her life. This month the nation celebrates Harriet Tubman’s bicentennial and the fifth anniversary of the two national parks named after her. From film screenings and historical lectures to art exhibits and monument installations, here’s how you can uncover the mystery that shrouds Tubman’s life and honor the legacy of a woman who inspired generations.
Read MoreProvidence mayor forms city reparations commission
Following a precedent set by cities such as Chicago, Providence, Rhode Island works toward a practical reparations plan in recognition of the past abuses Black and Indigenous people faced.
Read MoreMany African American last names hold weight of Black history
Black Americans know names hold power, which is why many took care choosing new names after they were free from enslavement. Many of their descendants still bear those names.
Read MoreAmerica’s First Abolitionist Newspaper Is Being Revived
America’s first newspaper dedicated to advocating for the end of slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later as the nation continues to grapple with its legacy of racism.
Read MoreFamily trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots
By Curtis Bunn, NBC News Black people have been able to connect with the past and give new agency to their identities through building family trees and researching their family histories. Growing up in Philadelphia, Amber Jackson said she knew so little of her history that she felt disconnected from who she was. “They didn’t…
Read MoreWe Still Can’t See American Slavery for What It Was
What is known about the Trans-Atlantic slave trade? We know a great deal about the scale of human trafficking across the Atlantic Ocean and about the people aboard each ship. Much of that research is available to the public in the form of the SlaveVoyages database. A detailed repository of information on individual ships, individual voyages and even individual people, it is a groundbreaking tool for scholars of slavery, the slave trade and the Atlantic world. And it continues to grow. Last year, the team behind SlaveVoyages introduced a new data set with information.
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