Posts Tagged ‘Slavery’
Family Tree’s Startling Roots
In a new PBS special, comedian and actor Wanda Sykes looks into her family’s history, which includes slavery.
Read More“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Published This Date in 1852
Harriet Beecher’s groundbreaking book heralded changing times and attitudes toward Black Americans before the Civil War.
Read MoreObama’s race speech 4 years later: Has America changed?
President Obama worked hard to fulfill his promise to increase diversity, and it earned him the ire of his rightwing opponents.
Read MoreSome blacks insist: ‘I’m not African-American’
Some Black Americans resist the label that was once considered politically correct when identifying themselves.
Read MoreIn Honor of International Women’s Day, We Celebrate a Rising Young Scholar
13-year-old Jada Williams’ essay compared Douglass’ story about being kept from reading with her experience in a struggling school.
Read MoreOn the date in 1857, the Supreme Court decided landmark Dred Scott case
We recognize the landmark case that precipitated the American Civil War, even though the ruling did not grant citizenship to Black people.
Read MoreOn This Date In History: Runaway slave is first to die in American Revolution
The Boston Massacre was a riot between American colonists and British soldiers that turned deadly, paving the way for revolution.
Read MoreEnslaved Africans’ sculptures brings slave history to life in Yonkers
Artist Vinnie Bagwell has big ideas for The Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden, which includes multiple statues honoring enslaved people.
Read MoreOn this date in American history: The “Weeping Time”
We remember the largest-ever sale of Black slaves in the country, which happened in Savannah, Georgia, on this day.
Read MoreOn this date, March 1st, in 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery (sort of..).
In Pennsylvania, the road to abolishing slavery was slow, even though it started in nearly 100 years before national emancipation.
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