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Tag: slavery

This drawing, "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619," chronicles the first 20 African slaves arriving in Jameston, Virginia. (Library of Congress)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

ELLIS: How Will You Celebrate Your Birthday?

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 1, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: White Churches Have Moral Responsibility to Stand Up

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.December 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Courtesy of www.exposedbycmd.org
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Colorado Voters to Consider Banning Slavery

by Stacy M. BrownOctober 24, 2018October 31, 2020
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo's "Nkyinkim" sculpture, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, is displayed at The National Memorial For Peace And Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 6, 2018. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Posted inBlack History

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, Are We Still Slaves?

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2018October 31, 2020
Michael Cottman, Gayle Jessup White, Monticello’s community engagement officer and a Hemings family and Jefferson descendant, and Bishop T.D. Jakes (Photo by The Mamones)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018October 31, 2020
iStockphoto/NNPA
Posted inBlack History, Stacy M. Brown

The Legacy of Slavery: Economic Engine of the New Nation

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2018October 31, 2020
The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

The Major Role the Catholic Church Played in Slavery

by WI Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2018October 31, 2020
This drawing, "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619," chronicles the first 20 African slaves arriving in Jameston, Virginia. (Library of Congress)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Virginia Honors Arrival of First Africans 399 Years Ago

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Courtesy of UNESCO via NNPA
Posted inBlack History

UN Observes International Remembrance of Slave Trade

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 24, 2018October 31, 2020
The Electoral College began with slavery. (Courtesy photo)
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150th Anniversary Nears for 14th Amendment That Declared Blacks U.S. Citizens

by WI Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2018October 31, 2020

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