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Many students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian explores how Juneteenth offers opportunities to change that reality.
Founding Father and Princeton University president John Witherspoon told American colonists to resist the ‘slavery’ of British rule, even as he held slaves himself.
Rebalancing labor relations so that workers are empowered would be an effective way to address racial wealth disparities and atone for the legacy of slavery, a scholar argues.
From the earliest days of the anti-slavery movement, Black religious leaders have infused the fight for civil rights with spirituality.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
A scholar of multicultural education says the COVID-19 pandemic gives parents of color the chance to choose what their children learn at home.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
Thanks to demographic and political changes, Democratic contenders are addressing this issue for the first time.
Catholic Church records document the earliest black history in the US, going back to the 1590s. These records tell the histories of Africans, free and enslaved, who were part of Spanish expeditions.
American slaves couldn’t hold property – including patents on their own inventions. But that didn’t stop black Americans from innovating since the beginning of the country’s history.
The slave trade was used to fund American universities. Scholars are looking to recover the lost stories of the enslaved humans who built some of America’s oldest institutions.
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Paul and Charlene Jones Chair in Law, University of Alabama
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Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
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Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton
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Professor of Practice in Education, Clark University
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Professor of History Emeritus, College of Charleston
