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Rolling Stones Drop 'Brown Sugar' From Concerts Because Of Slave Lyrics

"You picked up on that, huh?" band member Keith Richards told the Los Angeles Times.
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Kayleigh McEnany Falsely Claims All The 'Main Founding Fathers' Opposed Slavery

Prominent Founding Fathers including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had owned hundreds of enslaved people.
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Don't Treat Juneteenth As Another Day Off. Do This Instead.

Here's how to make Juneteenth a celebration and a day of learning about our nation's true history.
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House Passes Juneteenth Holiday Bill, Sending It To Joe Biden’s Desk

The day off for federal workers honors the end of slavery in the United States.
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GOP State Lawmaker Slammed For Saying 3/5 Compromise Aimed To End Slavery

Multiple historians noted that the Three-Fifths Compromise helped slaveholders achieve inordinate power and uphold the institutions of slavery.
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Mitch McConnell Gets Instant Fact-Check Over Brazenly False Filibuster Defense

The Senate minority leader was schooled on the history of the filibuster.
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Democrats Hold Hearing On Reparations Bill After Capitol Riot, Trump Acquittal

The deadly Capitol insurrection was meant to undermine Black votes and devalue Black life. Wednesday's hearing felt like a rebuttal.
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Rhode Islanders Vote To Remove 'Plantations' From State's Official Name

Some activists say the word is irrevocably linked to the country's legacy of slavery.
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This Priestess Is Teaching Others The Truth About Vodou And Hoodoo

Jessyka Winston runs Haus of Hoodoo, a New Orleans-based botanica that offers healing and spiritual education.
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Trump Announces Push For 'Patriotic Education' In American Schools

The president wants to create a commission that will teach "the miracle" of U.S. history as schools attempt to reckon more honestly with the legacy of slavery.
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