Confusing Language May Have Doomed Anti-Slavery Amendment; Lawmakers Want to Try Again
When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed ...
Military.com9d
The Former Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Achieve His Family's Freedom
One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...
Opinion
Black History Month: Slavery was all about the money | Opinion
Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...
Modern slavery and climate change: How extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages
Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn't ...