Middle School Teachers Suspended After Assignment Asks Students How They Would ‘Punish’ Slaves
A group of teachers at a Madison, Wisconsin middle school have been placed on leave after giving students an assignment that asked them how they...
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Quick Black History Lessons: Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey was a former slave, carpenter, and insurrection leader. In 1799 he won $1500 in a lottery and paid his master $600 for his...
Ancestry.com Apologizes For Romanticizing Slavery In New Commercial
Genealogy company Ancestry.com recently issued an apology for their latest slavery-inspired advertisement entitled, “Inseparable.”...
Director Of Vogue Brazil Has Slavery Themed Party For Her 50th Birthday
The director of Vogue Brazil, threw a 50th birthday party Saturday, bringing together artists and millionaires. The party, which was held in Salvador, Bahia...
NJ School Has 5th Graders Make Slave Auction Posters For History Class
Parents at an elementary school in South Orange, New Jersey were outraged when they walked into the school for parent/teacher conferences and saw posters hanging...
Never Forget: The Devil’s Punchbowl – 20,000 Freed Slaves Died After Being Forced Into Post Slavery Concentration Camp
History has always made concentration camps to be synonymous with the atrocities of Nazi Germany. But, America has its own dirty secrets about the use...