Delaitre Hollinger, the immediate past president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, visits the Capital City Country Club in Tallahassee, Fla., on Dec. 17. The discovery this month of 40 graves _ with perhaps dozens more yet to be found _ has spawned discussion about how to dignify the souls who lay in eternal…
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Trump Calls For The Return Of Slavery Films In Racist Oscars Rant
He praises movies like “Gone with the Wind.” Just when you think Donald Trump can’t get any more racist, he outdoes himself with a racist speech about the Oscars. Apparently, the current man in the White House wasn’t happy about the South Korean movie “Parasite” winning Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. According to…
Born Into Slavery, This Centenarian Learned to Read at 116, Becoming the Nation’s Oldest Student
(Facebook.com/MaryWalkerHistoricalAndEducationalFoundation) Despite being born into slavery and enduring over a century of discrimination, Mary Hardway Walker managed to accomplish an extraordinary feat. At 116 years old, she learned to read. Walker was born in Union Springs, Alabama, in 1848 and lived in bondage until she was freed at the age of 15 following the passing…
23 Years a Slave: Restaurant Owner Gets Bullshit Sentence for Enslaving Intellectually Disabled Black Man
Image: J. Reuben Long Detention Center/WPDE A South Carolina restauranteur was sentenced to prison after admitting he used violence, threats, and intimidation to force a black man to work more than 100 hours a week with no pay in a stunning case of throwback slavery.
Poll finds most Americans oppose reparations for slavery
Reparations Labor Union founder Anita Belle talks about slave reparations in Detroit. AP DETROIT — Few Americans are in favor of giving reparations to descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a poll shows, even as the idea has gained momentum among Democratic presidential contenders.
More Than 500 People To Reenact Largest Slave Revolt In U.S. History
The “Slave Rebellion Reenactment Will Celebrate The Quest For Freedom, Organizers Say
