Slavery
OK State Rep: Controversial Slavery Comment Was 'Historically Appropriate'
Jim Olsen, a Republican representing Roland in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, compared lawmakers' attempts to end abortion to the fight against slavery.
Oklahoma Republican Compares Banning Abortion to Fight Against Slavery
The state representative later defended the comparison saying he was comparing "one evil to another."
Boycott Campaigns Can Be Successful—Here Are Some Examples
In the past, business tycoons, authority figures and governments have been brought to their knees by activists using this powerful protest strategy.
Brown University Students Vote For Reparations For Slave Descendants
Last week, undergraduate students voted overwhelmingly to provide reparations to students who are descendants of slaves associated with the school or its founders. Now, the issue will be reviewed by the university's administrators.
Indiana Rep. Under Fire for Slavery Comments to Black Surgeon on Facebook
"Blacks captured and sold blacks as slaves," Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican, said during a recent exchange with a Black surgeon on Facebook. "Slavery is vile and repugnant, but has, and is tragically a way of humanity."
Georgia Governor Signed 'Jim Crow' Bill Under a Slave Plantation Picture
The controversial new law has been widely criticized with President Joe Biden also weighing in on the issue.
Contra Reparations
The goal of those pushing reparations is not to heal the wounds of the past, but to leverage them in perpetuity in order to punish their enemies.
School Officials Apologize For 'Deeply Disturbing' Civil War Assignment
Fourth graders at Waxhaw Elementary School were asked to write tweets that people living in North Carolina during the Civil War might have posted.
Teacher Suspended Over Assignment Asking If Slave Trade Is Profitable
A Pennsylvania school district took action after the teacher asked teenagers to examine the "trading of Africans."
How Do We Reckon With George Washington?
I am the first African American and the first openly gay head of one of America's oldest schools—the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, a school the first president knew well. My relationship with his legacy is a complex one.
Teachers Suspended For Asking Children How They Would Punish Slaves
The Patrick Marsh Middle School in Wisconsin said the assignment was meant to show students how "unjust" ancient laws were.
Texas Republican James White Wants To Rename Prisons Named for Slave Owners
A Republican Texas lawmaker wants to rename multiple state prisons that bear monikers honoring slave owners and those who practiced "convict leasing," which saw prisons export the forced labor of prisoners to private industries for profit.
Changing the Narrative of a Nation, Chinese and American Style
In America, it's China in reverse: A very different brand of amnesia—and self-hatred—is being promoted.
Dear President-Elect Biden: Time to Actually Abolish Slavery in America
Yes, it's still here, and yes, it's still legal. No, I'm not talking about human trafficking. I'm talking about an actively exploited loophole in the Thirteenth Amendment.
Kansas Man Faces Threatens Black Boy With Knife for Being In 'White Town'
Cody Donner allegedly yelled racial slurs at a Black teen walking through Paola, a small town about 44 miles south of Kansas City, Kansas. Donner allegedly brandished his knife towards the teen, informing him that Paola is a "white town."
Google Honors Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Groundbreaking Black Newspaper Editor
Shadd Cary was born on October 9, 1823 in Wilmington in northern Delaware to abolitionist parents.
Iowa HS Teacher Under Fire for 'Pretend You Are a Black Slave' Assignment
The Iowa City School District has placed the teacher on leave after the assignment was posted on social media.
Clyburn Says Barr's Remark Comparing Lockdowns to Slavery Were 'God Awful'
"It is incredible that the chief law enforcement officer in this country would equate human bondage to expert advice to save lives," the House Majority Whip said.
U.S. Schools Have Openly Taught the 1619 Project for Months
The Chicago Public Schools system has been using The New York Times' initiative as a resource for months.
Trump Accused of Censorship Over 1619 Project Threat
President Donald Trump said the Department of Education is "looking at" whether schools plan to use the 1619 Project in their curricula.
Columbia University Renames Medical School Dorm Over Its Ties to Slavery
University president Lee C. Bollinger wrote in a letter addressed to students and faculty members that the dorm, Bard Hall, would be renamed this fall with one that "represents our University's values."
Cops on TikTok Love This Song That Compares Them to Slave Plantation Overseers
"Bro this is literally a song about cops being bad and they take it as a badge of honor due to zero critical thinking," one person wrote on Twitter.
BBC Considers Cutting Anthems From Music Program Due to Perceived Racism
The news comes amid the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which sparked protests around the world against systemic racism and police brutality.
Tom Cotton Faces Criticism from Colleagues in Congress After Slavery Remark
"Slavery was not a 'necessary evil.' It was a crime against humanity, anchored in kidnap, rape, torture, lynching and the systematic oppression," Representative Hakeem Jeffries said.
What Comes After Margaret Sanger's Cancelation?
The founder of Planned Parenthood was a notorious racist and eugenicist.
GOP Rep Introduced Bill to Ban Democratic Party for Past Support of Slavery
While the Democratic Party did support slavery in its past, the politics of both parties have changed a lot since the Civil War and Civil Rights Era.
Poll Finds 51% of Now Americans Support Removing Confederate Statues
The shift in public opinion follows the anti-racism and Black Lives Matter demonstrations that have recently swept across the country.
Pompeo Says Critics of History Don't See America Is 'Fundamentally Good'
He described citizens who have toppled confederate statues as "rioters ... desecrating monuments to those who fought for unalienable rights."
Was America Conceived in Racism? Joel L. Daniels Debates Ryan P. Williams
Author Joel L. Daniels debates Ryan P. Williams, president of the Claremont Institute.
America Was Conceived in Racism
America was founded in racism, and systemic racism continues to plague the country up through the present.