slavery
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There’s Still Resistance to Black People Receiving Reparations, Despite Evidence That We Deserve Them
The California Reparations Task Force is on a mission to educate citizens about the state’s history with slavery.
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In Order for Americans To Love Our Country in Full, They Must Acknowledge Its History in Full
Teachers must have the freedom to teach the accurate history of our nation, no matter how painful and shameful some of that history might be.
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Say What Now?: Will Smith Details How He ‘Went Too Far’ While Shooting Emancipation
The Oscar-winning actor revealed the frightening ordeal during a recent episode of Kevin Hart's Hart to Hart talk show on Peacock.
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The Wild Story Behind Florida’s New Teaching Standards
Members of the group responsible for the 'Slavery Was Good' curriculum say the majority of the group actually did not want the program.
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More than 100 U.S. Politicians Have Ancestral Ties To Slavery, New Report Reveals
A new Reuters investigation shows how many U.S. leaders are descendants of slaveholders.
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Inside the Fight to Close The Infamous ‘Slavery Loophole’
Democrats in Congress introduced the 'Abolition Amendment,' but what does it actually do?
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Why Reparations Owed to Black People Could be Too Massive for Cash payouts
The writer tries to compute how much is a life of enslavement worth in today’s dollars?
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If You Read One Book This Juneteenth, Make it Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon”
Zora Neale Hurston's book is the perfect reminder of why we celebrate.
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Are Reparations A Possibility? We Asked The Experts
The Root spoke to experts about the state of Reparations in the United States, and where we need to go.
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Cheat Sheet: 5 Things You Must Know About Juneteenth
June 19th is the day we honor the freedom of those who were enslaved in the Confederacy.