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Slavery

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House and Senate Democrats Propose Change to 13th Amendment, Ending Slave Labor in Prisons

By Shani Saxon
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The Great White Heist (The Other Reason For Reparations)

By Michael Harriot
Engraving shows the arrival of a Dutch slave ship with a group of African slaves for sale, Jamestown, Virginia, 1619.

Black August: Arrival of First Africans to Virginia

By Tracey Onyenacho
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Oprah Partners with Pulitzer Prize Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones to Develop ‘The 1619 Project’ Across Mediums

By Shani Saxon
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HBO's Controversial 'Confederate' Series Loses the Battle

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Ta-Nehisi Coates Tackles Freedom and Enslavement in His Latest Book

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm
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