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Trump Administration Removes Mentions Of Slavery From Site Of George Washington’s House In Philadelphia Slavery Abolition

Trump Administration Removes Mentions Of Slavery From Site Of George Washington’s House In Philadelphia

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
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July 16, 2026
Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery Slavery Abolition

Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery

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…
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July 16, 2026
Alice Faye Wimberly’s “Freed from Slavery but Still in Bondage” Shares a Powerful Story of Survival, Faith, and True Freedom Slavery Abolition

Alice Faye Wimberly’s “Freed from Slavery but Still in Bondage” Shares a Powerful Story of Survival, Faith, and True Freedom

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…
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July 14, 2026
America at 250: From ending slavery to the Moon landing, what Americans call the nation’s greatest achievements Slavery Abolition

America at 250: From ending slavery to the Moon landing, what Americans call the nation’s greatest achievements

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…
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June 27, 2026
Enslaved people built the Roman Empire. Here’s how their legacy has survived. Slavery Abolition

Enslaved people built the Roman Empire. Here’s how their legacy has survived.

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…
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June 26, 2026
Trump Is Giving White South African Refugees a Gift Bag for Racists Slavery Abolition

Trump Is Giving White South African Refugees a Gift Bag for Racists

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…
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June 23, 2026
Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said Slavery Abolition

Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said

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…
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June 19, 2026
Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Slavery Abolition

Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

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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June 19, 2026