Slavery Abolition

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of Stephen A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th century politics helped forge modern-day Illinois but who also profited from slavery. Just inside the Statehouse hangs another revered…

When the premise for Antebellum was first announced, many wondered whether it was based on Kindred, the 1979 novel by Octavia E. Butler. The film follows successful author Veronica Henley after she is abducted and finds herself thrust back into the antebellum time period. Forced to live life on a…

Everyone hates millennials. To Baby Boomers, millennials are lazy, entitled, spoiled, narcissistic, simultaneously stuck in our parents’ basements and wielding enough economic clout to “kill” entire industries—from diamonds, paper napkins, and bar soap to department stores, golf, and Applebee’s. To Generation Z, millennials are wine-guzzling solipsists, obsessed with “’90s culture,”…

Attorney General William Barr is drawing sharp condemnation for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slaveryBy ERIC TUCKER Associated PressSeptember 18, 2020, 6:18 AM• 4 min readWASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery.In remarks Wednesday…

Attorney General Bill Barr came under fire from Democrats after arguing during a Wednesday speech that coronavirus lockdowns were the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties" outside of slavery. "You know, putting a national lockdown — stay-at-home orders — is like house arrest. It's — you know, other than slavery, which was a…

Attorney General William Barr claimed that, “other than slavery,” calls for a national lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic were “the greatest intrusion on civil liberties.” Barr spoke Wednesday as part of a Hillsdale College event recognizing Constitution Day, making several comments about the constitutional implications of coronavirus-related lockdowns. (RELATED: ‘Let…

Atty Gen. Bill Barr Compares COVID Lockdowns to Slavery ... Politicians, Celebs Tee Off 9/17/2020 8:08 AM PT Breaking News CNN Attorney General Bill Barr believes the calls for nationwide lockdowns and stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties" of all time…

Washington — Attorney General William Barr compared stay-at-home orders issued by governors to mitigate the spread of coronavirus to slavery, and dismissed the Black Lives Matter movement as exploiting the deaths of Black people at the hands of police for political gain. "Putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders…

Topline U.S. Attorney General William Barr launched a scathing attack on state governors’ decision to impose lockdowns designed to stop the spread of coronavirus, during an event at Hillsdale College Wednesday, going as far as to call stay-at-home orders the “greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history” other than…

With clarity and insight, economist and author William "Sandy" Darity discusses how the grievous injustice of slavery in the US led to the immense wealth gap that currently exists between Black and white Americans. He explains how reparations for descendants of enslaved people would work -- and why it's necessary…