Tag: Slavery
Montana landmarks named for Confederate leader questioned
BILLINGS, Mont. — Multiple groups have asked the federal government to rename three Montana geographic features currently named after a Confederate Civil War leader...
Kerry: US weighs sanctions on China solar over forced labor
The Biden administration is considering sanctions over China’s alleged use of forced labor in production of solar panels and other components in renewable energy,...
Top Glove hopes to resolve U.S. seizure of its rubber gloves
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Wednesday it hopes to swiftly end a U.S. ban...
Macron to commemorate 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is marking the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonapart, the warrior and emperor who famously bequeathed...
EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery
WASHINGTON — It's a claim that has surfaced and been debunked before, but Republican lawmakers in recent days have given it new voice: the...
Court: Black man made to work without pay entitled to $546K
RICHMOND, Va. — After a Black man with intellectual disabilities was enslaved, beaten and forced to work more than 100 hours a week without...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Hawaii close to honoring Juneteenth, leaving 1 state holdout
HONOLULU — Hawaii was poised to become the 49th state to recognize Juneteenth after the House and Senate on Tuesday passed legislation designating June...
Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations
LOUISVILLE, Ky — During last summer’s reckoning over racial injustice, decades-long debates about whether to offer reparations to the descendants of slaves in the...
German contender wants tougher stance on China, Russia
BERLIN — A leading contender to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor this fall has called for “dialogue and toughness” toward China when it...