Slavery Archives

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...

Does the California NAACP Want to Replace the National Anthem?

The group has proposed state legislation aimed at replacing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national...

Monument Sought to Recognize Blacks Who Served Confederacy

Two white lawmakers in South Carolina proposed a monument to black Confederate soldiers, many of...

Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

Tales of youngsters chained up as "alligator bait" in the deep South of the 18th...

President Trump: Andrew Jackson Could Have Prevented the Civil War

Does Trump's suggestion that Andrew Jackson could have stopped the Civil War have any basis...

Did Ben Carson Liken Slavery to Immigration?

The retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate made a controversial comment about immigration and slavery...

Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. to Immediately Pay Blacks ‘Reparations’

Untrustworthy web sites reported that at President Obama's behest, the United Nations ordered the U.S....

UN Demands U.S. Pay Reparations for Slavery

The United Nations has not ordered the United States to pay reparations to black citizens...

Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?

Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a...