Slavery (Historical) – Page 4

Tribal Judge Rules in Favor of Citizenship for Descendants of Creek Slaves

The judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled that the tribe had violated an 1866 treaty by barring descendants of slaves from being tribal citizens.

America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them

In Georgia, Texas and Washington, D.C., three Black women are working to preserve desecrated African American burial grounds and the stories they hold.

Law School That Covered Slavery Murals Didn’t Violate Artist’s Rights, Court Rules

The artist sued after Vermont Law and Graduate School installed panels in front of two murals it had commissioned in the 1990s.

Once a Force in Harlem, the Oldest Black Church in New York Hangs On

Mother A.M.E. Zion Church recently received a $200,000 grant for preservation, but attendance has declined in recent years.

Using Frederick Douglass to Rationalize Slavery? In Florida, Yes!

Is anyone served by this bastardizing of history?