Slavery Abolition

Chef Adrian Lipscombe knows how to tell a story on a plate. At the James Beard House on Tuesday night, she and several other black chefs presented a delicious six-course meal to celebrate Juneteenth and honor the traditions of black American foodways. Junet…

Skip to comments. Commentator for Slavery Reparations Calls Republicans The Devil During Congressional HearingThe Gateway Pundit ^ | June 19, 2019 | Cassandra Fairbanks Posted on 06/19/2019 2:39:06 PM PDT by detective Shortened title. Full title: Pol…

A protestor yelled "you lie" as Rep. Louie GohmertLouis (Louie) Buller GohmertAnnual 'Will on the Hill' pokes fun at 2020 raceAnnual 'Will on the Hill' pokes fun at 2020 raceDemocrats, Republicans in Congress spar over state abortion laws MORE (R-Texas) tried…

Skip navigation! Now Reading10 Black Owned Etsy Shops To Support On Juneteenth Every year, on June 19, Black people in America celebrate their independence or Emancipation Day AKA Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the moment when news that President Abra…

For the first time in more than a decade, a debate has taken place between lawmakers in Congress on the original sin of the United States the enslavement of 4 million Africans and their descendants and the question of what can be done to atone for it through …

Skip to comments. 40 Acres and a Mule: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Danny Glover join renewed debate over reparationsABC News ^ | 06/19/2019 | By BEATRICE PETERSON and MATTHEW VANN Posted on 06/19/2019 9:55:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind Steps away from the U.S. Cap…

On December 1, 1862—a month before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation—President Abraham Lincoln wrote to Congress. He was not yet the Great Emancipator. Instead, he proposed to become the Great Compensator. Lincoln proposed a Thirteenth Amendment to the …

Over 41 issues, Harriet Beecher Stowes novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was published as a serial in the abolitionist newspaper The National Era, the first installment on June 5, 1851. It was first followed by a only small group but its audience steadily grew as the s…

With the South rising again on the watch of President Donald Trump, who plans to turn the Fourth of July this year from a celebration of America to a celebration of himself, its time for Americans who champion equality to begin celebrating Juneteenth. June …

On June 19, 1865, enslaved men and women in Texas finally learned that they were free more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in rebelling states.  Every June 19th since, African America…