Abolitionists played key role in the establishment of the Columbus Public Library in 1873
Many of the early leaders, staff and financial supporters of Columbus Public Library when it opened in 1873 were ...
Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
Tariff timeline: Tracking the evolution of Donald Trump's trade war
From cars to champagne, consumer goods may be more expensive to import and export from Canada, China, Mexico, and other ...
Trump has begun another trade war. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a global trade war — all while ...
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National Freedom Day honors the resilience of enslaved Africans and their descendants, while highlighting the ongoing fight ...
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Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...
A timeline: The destruction and ongoing restoration of Florida's Everglades
2000: The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP, is authorized by Congress to restore and protect South ...
Newport's founder left slaves at least $1.7M in today's dollars. Can descendants collect?
One researcher argues a general's 200-year-old Kentucky will, and others like it, support the case for present-day ...
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‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250. Here’s what it meant in 1775
The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer and legislator Patrick Henry to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war against an increasingly punitive Great Britain, just ...
Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance
Here are three recent graphic novels that can help us to remember resistance against slavery. They follow in the footsteps of ...