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One of the exhibits of notable Black people on display at International African American Museum. courtesy of v2com/International African American Museum

July 17, 2023

International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., pays new respect to the enslaved Africans who landed on its docks

Bernard Powers, College of Charleston

The new museum opened at a time when the teaching of Black history is under attack by conservative politicians.

Looming large over proceedings. Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images

December 19, 2022

Even if Jan. 6 referrals turn into criminal charges – or convictions – Trump will still be able to run in 2024 and serve as president if elected

Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University

A House panel made four criminal referrals in relation to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack on the Capitol. Convictions might make him an unpalatable candidate but wouldn’t bar him from running.

Former US President Donald Trump speaks in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov.15, 2022. Photo by Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images.

November 16, 2022

No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell

Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University

The former president made little mention of his personal legal battles as he announced his bid to retake the White House.

In this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in the prison’s cotton fields. Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

January 25, 2022

The 13th Amendment’s fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery

Kwasi Konadu, Colgate University and Clifford C. Campbell, Dartmouth College

The 13th Amendment is given credit for freeing an estimated 4 million enslaved people during the Civil War era. It also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude.

Abolitionist John Brown, left, and President Abraham Lincoln, right, were both moral crusaders. Hulton Archive/Getty Images & Stock Montage/Getty Images

February 11, 2023

John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery

Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University

President Lincoln was a statesman. John Brown was a radical. That’s the traditional view of how each one fought slavery, but it fails to capture the full measure of their devotion.

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