Time

Should States Apologize for Slavery?

On Monday Maryland became only the second state after Virginia to officially seek atonement for slavery. The state’s House of Delegates approved a measure, already passed by the senate and not ...
Yahoo

Juneteenth Celebrates an End to Slavery — But Northern States Still Allowed It

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MARK FELIX/Getty Images At night, I lie awake thinking about someone I do not know. During the day, I comb through online archives ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

California wasn’t a slave state, but an apology is a crucial step for healing

California has a rich and complex history. With that, comes a responsibility to acknowledge and address the painful legacy of slavery. Even though California was accepted into the union as a free ...

As a fight over the legacy of slavery brews in Pa., a historian tells how it shaped the commonwealth

Like America itself, Pennsylvania’s founding is tied to ideas of liberty and equality, which the commonwealth has not always lived up to.
Philadelphia MagazineOpinion

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

Attorney and civil rights activist Michael Coard explains the history of the memorial, the latest in the lawsuit over it, and ...
VTDigger

Then Again: Federal Fugitive Slave Law met stern opposition in Vermont

Artist Eastman Johnson said he based his painting “A Ride to Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves” on a scene he witnessed in Virginia in 1862 of a family riding a horse toward Union Army lines. Image via the ...
The Heritage Foundation

The Constitution and Slavery

“Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand it will be found to contain principles and purposes, ...
WCBD

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Racist text messages ...
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Ohio lawmakers are trying once again to remove slavery from state’s constitution

Ohio Democratic lawmakers want to eradicate slavery from the Ohio Constitution. State Reps. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, and Veronica Sims, D-Akron, are working on a joint resolution that would ...
Washington Monthly

Slavery Was Bad and Must Be Remembered

Peter, also known as Gordon, showing the wounds on his back after being whipped by his enslaver. He was the subject of photographs documenting the extensive scarring of his back from whippings ...
The Heritage Foundation

A Note on Slavery and the American Founding

Engraving depicting the shooting of Major Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill by free black man Peter Salem, public domain. Slavery is the great exception to the rule of liberty proclaimed in the ...