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JD Vance Compared Abortion to Slavery
The Ohio Senate candidate said, “There’s something comparable between abortion and slavery” because both have a “morally distorting effect on the entire society.”
The Real Story Behind ‘Freedomville’ That Was Formed by 21st Century Slaves
In a world where millions of people still remain enslaved, the story of a small group of villagers overthrowing their slave masters asks questions on the price of freedom.
Racist 'Meta Slave' NFT Project Rebrands After Being Called Racist
After waves of backlash decrying the NFT project's "Meta Slave" auction, it has shifted to offering NFTs of "Meta Humans."
A Congressman Wants Answers About Alleged ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ in Georgia
Farms in Georgia were allegedly forcing migrant workers to dig onions for pennies per bucket, sometimes at gunpoint. Now, Rep. David Scott wants to know how they were able to use a legal visa program to do it.
This Robert E. Lee Statue Is Headed to a Texas Golf Course
Robert E. Lee moved from a park in Dallas to Lajitas Golf Resort.
Black Teens Say Teacher Told Them to Clean Cotton to ‘Teach Us How Slaves Were’
Their mother says an administrator offered to “segregate” the girls.
GOP Lawmaker Says Counting Black People as Three-Fifths of a Human Was Justified
“I’ve sat here praying for about five or ten minutes about how I’m going to address this issue,” Tennessee state Rep. Justin Lafferty said.
Louisiana Lawmaker Forced to Clarify There Was No ‘Good’ in Slavery
Rep. Ray Garofolo was trying to explain his education bill, which is part of a larger trend against “critical race theory.”
Reparations for Black People Just Started in the First US City. Here’s How It Works.
The grant program could act as a blueprint as cities look to address the policies that made it nearly impossible for Black families to build wealth.
Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity's Blundering Overseas Missions
Operation Underground Railroad claims to save child sex slaves. People on the ground describe disturbingly amateurish operations that could endanger those they're meant to help.
Harvard Has 22,000 Human Remains. Some of Them Were Probably Slaves
Harvard has a collection of 22,000 bodies going back more than a century, and some of them were likely enslaved. Now, it's apologizing and conducting archival research to determine if and how they may be repatriated.
Trump’s ‘Last Great Lie’ Is the 1776 Report That Whitewashes Slavery
“Doing bad history is a really good way to continue to divide people,” one historian said of the report.