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Were Some Slave Owners Paid Reparations by US Government When Slavery Ended?

Reportedly, each former slave owner in the District of Columbia was paid $300 — the...

McConnell Equates His Ancestors’ Slave Ownership to Obama’s

House Democrats are considering legislation to study reparations for slavery.

Police Break Up Huge ‘Modern Day Slavery’ Ring in UK

Jurors in two separate trials at Birmingham Crown Court heard testimony from more than 90...

‘Why Not Now?’ for Slavery Reparations, House Panel is Told

A resolution to study reparations was first proposed in 1989 by retired Rep. John Conyers...

Lawsuit: Harvard ‘Shamelessly’ Profits from Photos of Slaves

The suit says Harvard has capitalized on the photos by demanding a "hefty" licensing fee...

Northam ‘Indentured Servant’ Remark Challenged

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement Monday that a historian recently advised him...

Did Florida State Rep. Kimberly Daniels Once Say, ‘I Thank God for Slavery’?

The Jacksonville Democrat's pronouncements as a preacher came under intense scrutiny in 2018.

Did Michele Bachmann Say ‘Kanye is Right’ and Slavery was ‘a Choice’?

A phony quote from the former U.S. representative circulated after the musician made controversial remarks...

Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?

Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to...

Did a Vermont Woman Post a Joke About Trump ‘Bringing Back Slavery’?

Heather Wick faced an online backlash after a racially insensitive Facebook post in 2017, and...

Controversial Roy Moore Remarks on Slavery Resurface on Social Media

The Alabama politician once again became a topic of debate just days before the end...

Do These Photographs Depict the Libyan Slave Trade?

An emotive Facebook post about the slave trade in Libya used photographs that were either...