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5 Inconvenient, Ugly Truths About America's 'Founding Fathers' And Slavery
Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
The Republican party had run on an anti-slavery platform ... created the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis, a Mississippi Senator, as their provisional president.
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Removing statues means 'our society is evolving,' say historians, activists
A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters ... the "Lost Cause" mythology that romanticizes slavery and promotes the honor of the Confederate cause.
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Rough draft of the Declaration Of Independence
Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...
Alabama may soon observe Juneteenth as state holiday as House committee approves bill
An Alabama State House committee on Wednesday approved a that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. The House State Government committee unanimously passed HB165 sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, ...
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Beyond Slavery:
Speakers at the "Beyond Slavery" conference spoke on the following topics related to sexual violence in the era of slavery and Jim Crow. The story of Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved lover ...