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Slavery
While Democrats Work on Infrastructure, Republicans Are Busy Defending Slavery
According to GOP lawmakers, slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise were good, but 1619 isn't a year worth remembering.
Epic New Documentary Series Exposes Brutality of European Colonialism Worldwide
"Exterminate All the Brutes" has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation.
Black Revolutionary Love Reimagines Democracy
Revolutionary Love comes from a desire for the greater good and is rooted in radical risk-taking for justice.
Several GOP State Legislators Up for Reelection Have Nice Words for the KKK
Some of these candidates promote "Lost Cause" ideology, which is used to justify slavery, secession and the Confederacy.
Historians Blast Barr for Comparing Stay-at-Home Orders to Slavery
"Mr. Barr needs a refresher course on the basics in U.S. history," historian Gerald Horne said.
Erasure of Black History in Favor of White Narratives Isn’t Limited to the US
Rio de Janeiro’s Caju Cemetery, built over a cemetery for enslaved people, is symbolic of the erasure of Black history.
Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice”
Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice.
The GOP’s “Southern Strategy” Shows How White Supremacy Fuels Class Exploitation
A deliberately created racial hierarchy makes poor whites align with the superrich against their own interests.
Conservative Elites Are Fighting for “Values” Invented to Justify Slavery
The so-called values boil down to just one thing: the liberty to exploit humans for personal gain with no restraint.
Confronting Prejudice Isn’t Enough. We Must Eradicate the White Racial Frame.
Long-term education is necessary to replace a white-centered worldview with one that drives real anti-racist actions.