slavery

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Robert Lee statue removed in Richmond, Virginia

Heritage and History

A symbol of slavery falls

The statue of Robert E. Lee, the main military leader of the Confederate Army who fought to…

September 9th, 2021

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Slaves cutting the sugar cane. 1823. Source: William Clark/Wikimedia Commons

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Valley of the Archangels

March 15th, 2022

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A slave ship from the 15th century

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Considering Africa

February 1st, 2022

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, sponsor of H.R 40. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Federal Reparations?

April 12th, 2021

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Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images

The Reparations Continue

March 23rd, 2021

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Photo: Joao Leopoldo Padoveze en Flickr.

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Confederates in Brazil?

March 2nd, 2021

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Labores de arqueología subacuática en el suroeste de México. Photo: INAH

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Mayan Slaves in Cuba

September 17th, 2020

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Cuando la belleza de unos es la esclavitud de otros. Photo: AP

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China: Slavery and wigs

July 3rd, 2020

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San Basilio de Palenque. Foto: EFE

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Palenque, a free town

June 18th, 2020

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Plaza de Antonio López, en Barcelona. / Joan Puig. El Periódico.

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The Last Slaveowners

June 5th, 2020

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Protestors join a march for the police shooting of Antwon Rose during a Juneteenth celebration on June 23, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rose, an unarmed black teenager, was shot Tuesday night, leading to protests and outraged across the city. Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)

Juneteenth Means Freedom

June 19th, 2019