Tag: Slavery

Black parents sue Wisconsin district over slavery lesson

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MADISON, Wis. — Three Black parents and their two children filed a lawsuit against a suburban Madison school district Friday alleging teachers inflicted emotional...

Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home found

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father. ...

UN experts slam UK report for repackaging ‘racist tropes’

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LONDON — A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that...

Colorado GOP lawmaker: Slavery policy didn’t impugn humanity

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DENVER — Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying a 18th century policy designating a slave as...

Proposal in Alabama to up protection for Confederate statues

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker who disputes that slavery was the cause of the Civil War has proposed fining cities $10,000 a day...

House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations

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WASHINGTON — A House panel is expected to advance a decadeslong effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves with a vote Wednesday...

Wisconsin teachers resign in wake of slavery question

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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they put together a lesson for sixth-graders asking them how they would...

Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November

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NEW YORK — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds,...

Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A white Republican lawmaker from southeast Oklahoma is facing criticism for comparing lawmakers' efforts to end abortion to the fight against...

Lawmaker seeks to end Louisiana’s ‘slavery exception’ clause

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BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana lawmaker has put forward legislation to amend the state’s Constitution to abolish forced labor as punishment for those convicted...