Posts Tagged ‘Slavery’
Local history: Great-grandson shares family stories about Akron man who grew up in slavery
An Akron man talks about his great grandfather, for whom he was named, and his experience in slavery.
Read MoreIn the Footsteps of the Enslaved
Artist Dawoud Bey exhibition at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York takes spectators on the path that tens of thousands were forced to walk, from the slave ships that landed at the James River’s docks to Richmond’s slave pens and markets.
Read MoreHarvard Outsources Program to Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff
New England-based nonprofit American Ancestors will continue identifying enslaved people and their descendants rather than Harvard staff.
Read MoreWriter Lee Hawkins connects abusive childhood in Maplewood to the Jim Crow South and slavery
The Pulitzer Prize finalist looked to the past to find a way forward from the violence he experienced in his childhood.
Read MoreABHM Book Club – How The Word Is Passed
We will read How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith, a special selection in collaboration with the upcoming Building Legacies exhibit at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith explores the legacy of slavery through a tour of key historical sites, from Monticello to Angola Prison. Smith reveals how monuments and landmarks—some truthful, some deceptive—reflect the nation’s complicated history. With deep research and personal storytelling, Smith shows how slavery’s impact still shapes America today, offering a powerful reflection on the role of memory and history in understanding the nation’s past and its future.
Read MoreThe Historical Legacy of Watch Night
Where once enslaved people waited for the clock to strike midnight and announce their freedom, their descendants participate in a vigil.
Read MoreThe Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” is the product of a 10-year collaboration among nearly two dozen curators at 10 institutions on four continents. The exhibit goes beyond the Smithsonian’s traditional American focus to tell a global story of the ways that slavery shaped the modern world.
Read MoreThe burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage says it is found
Experts have been looking for the burial sites of nearly 30 people who President Andrew Jackson had enslaved.
Read MoreThis Day in History: The North Star Newspaper is Published
The creation and first issue of The North Star by Frederick Douglass in1847.
Read MoreCalifornia bill would give public university admission priority to slaves’ descendants
California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two of the largest public university systems in the nation.
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