Slavery Abolition

The Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation’s history. The new exhibit was installed Wednesday morning in the same area…Read More

Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown. These reforms come just six weeks after the United States threatened to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries…

A heartfelt memoir that looks back at life in the rural South, the fight for dignity, and the courage it takes to pursue true freedom. San Antonio, TX – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, July 14, 2026 In her moving and deeply personal book, Freed from Slavery but Still in Bondage, author…

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, Americans are looking back at the defining moments that shaped the nation. According to the latest NBC News poll, sponsored by the nonprofit More Perfect, respondents pointed to milestones that expanded freedom and civil rights, alongside military victories and scientific…

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of the Roman world omits this reality, but all tend to minimize it. Although writers and historians acknowledge…

The Trump administration wants to give white South African “refugees” an arrival gift bag with an American flag, an Android tablet, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and hagiographic literature from PragerU minimizing the history of slavery and apartheid in the country and falsely accusing the South African government of…

The Trump administration will be allowed to replace an exhibit on slavery at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia, a federal appeals court panel said on Thursday. The ruling struck down a lower court decision that said the National Park Service must restore the exhibit, which it had torn down to…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: “At the Purchaser’s Option” by our next guest, Rhiannon Giddens. This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue our Juneteenth special, we turn now to the pioneering…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! special on this, the newly created Juneteenth federal holiday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. The Juneteenth commemoration dates back to the last days of the Civil…

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