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According to USA TODAY, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture — opened nine years ago to national acclaim…
Harriet Tubman was nearly ghosted from her own story. The National Park Service is walking back quiet changes to its Underground Railroad…
According to CNN, the National Park Service removed a prominent image and quote from Harriet Tubman on its Underground Railroad webpage, replacing…
On February 20, 1895, Frederick Douglass passed away at approximately 77 years old in Washington, D.C. A towering figure in American history,…
According to the Associated Press, a California lawmaker has introduced a bill to prioritize descendants of slaves in admissions at the University…
On July 2, 1777, Vermont became the first territory to abolish slavery. In setting this groundbreaking example, Vermont’s legislature also extended voting…
Believed to have been born on January 29, 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland, Harriet Tubman, the renowned abolitionist, dedicated her life to…
In a powerful rebuff, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris refused an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a conversation on Florida’s…
Philadelphia has become the latest city to announce the creation of a reparations task force to examine if the descendants of enslaved…