Slavery Abolition

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fire broke out aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, resulting in minor injuries to nine sailors, military officials said Wednesday. The blaze broke out Tuesday morning as the USS Abraham Lincoln was conducting routine operations about 30 miles (50 kilometers) off Southern California, the Navy…

Woke mob vandalizes statue of Abraham Lincoln with red paint and daubs 'COLONIZER' and 'LAND BACK' during Thanksgiving day attack in ChicagoThe statue has stood in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood since it was donated to Senn Park in 1997 and also had the words 'Dakota 38' written on itDakota 38 refers…

Jefferson had addressed the topic of slavery in Notes on the State of Virginia, and the published version had extended his views to a wide audience in America, England, and France, where he had had discussions with Enlightenment luminaries and French admirers of the United States, particularly Lafayette, Nicolas de…

President Joe Biden’s eldest granddaughter Naomi Biden married her partner Peter Neal last Saturday at the White House, the first wedding to take place at the Washington landmark since 2013. Naomi Biden, 28, and Neal, 25, both lawyers, were married on the South Lawn of the White House “in front…

Kevin Bacon is well aware of the viral game credit:Bang Showbiz Kevin Bacon discovered his six degrees of separation with the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. The 'Friday the 13th' actor is no stranger to the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' phenomenon, which is a viral game based on the…

Black voters in Louisiana are confused. Many are embarrassed. Some are angry. All seem to be concerned about how their state is being perceived after a constitutional amendment to eliminate slavery and forced indentured servitude failed to pass in the November election. That may be, in part, because the lawmaker…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Experts from the University of Manchester have claimed that the government is misleading the public by claiming that modern slavery can be eradicated by toughening up border controls and extending sentence lengths for offenders. Modern slavery refers broadly to crimes of exploitation—usually committed for commercial gain—and…

Out of five states that put measures to voters on the subject, Louisiana voters were the only ones to vote against banning slavery and involuntary servitude in the state constitution, according to calls by The Associated Press. This year, in Vermont, Oregon, Alabama and Tennessee, voters decided to ban slavery…

The trailer has been released for Apple TV+ slavery drama Emancipation, Will Smith’s first big project since his now infamous Oscars slap. The film is based on the true story of “whipped Peter” from 1863 and premieres in cinemas on December 2 and the streaming service on December 9. Its…

”Isn’t 400 years of slavery, of brutality, more important than one bad moment?“ the director said Getty Images “Emancipation,” Will Smith’s first major film since winning the Best Actor Oscar — and slapping Chris Rock — is gearing up for its awards run. But director Antoine Fuqua believes that Smith’s…