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27M Black People Are Enslaved in Muslim Countries?
Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 5, 2024
"Why is BLM so silent," an internet user asked.
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The Origins of Juneteenth
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
June 19, 2024
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Texas to announce the freedom of all slaves.
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Geppetto Was a 'Slave Master' Who Built Pinocchio Out of Slaves' Skin and Hair?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 22, 2024
"The Adventures of Pinocchio," first published in book form in 1883, is among the most translate ...
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Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?
Written by:
David Emery
May 11, 2024
Tales of infants being used as alligator bait were popularized in 19th-century newspapers, on po ...
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Saying 'Good Morning' Comes from White Slave Owners Mocking Black Enslaved People?
Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 15, 2024
We looked at the etymology of the words "morning" and "mourning."
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Behind the Number: Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 3, 2024
Statistics do not always tell the whole story.
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Saying 'Good Morning' Started as Mockery of Black Enslaved People?
Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
March 27, 2024
Here we share much more than you possibly wanted to know about the origin of the word "morning."
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Did Fugitive Black Slaves Use Secret Codes in Quilts on the Underground Railroad?
Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Oct. 19, 2023
Whitewashed romanticization of escape or unacknowledged oral history?
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Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 14, 2023
This Southern side dish has many origin stories.
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Did Jamie Foxx Say How 'Great' It Is He 'Kills All the White People' in a Movie?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 7, 2023
The actor’s "Saturday Night Live" monologue from 2012 went viral again in August 2023 after he f ...
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Was Memorial Day Created By Former Slaves to Honor Union War Dead?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 27, 2013
One legend associated with the creation of Memorial Day holds that it was started by former slav ...
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Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?
Written by:
David Emery
June 9, 2017
Tales of youngsters chained up as "alligator bait" in the deep South of the 18th and early 19th ...
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Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?
Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 23, 2016
Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was w ...
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No, the Phrase 'Knocked Up' Didn't Originate with Slavery
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 11, 2023
The earliest known usage of the term comes from a diary entry about a widow.
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Is San Francisco Considering Plan To Give $5M to Each Eligible Black Person for Reparations?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 17, 2023
Racial inequality and injustice have long been a part of the city’s history.
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Did Dems Oppose 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments That Gave Freedom, Voting Rights to Slaves?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov. 7, 2022
It's all but impossible to capture the complexities of history in a meme.
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Were 'Cakewalks' Dances Performed by Black Slaves on Plantations?
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Feb. 19, 2022
Several readers asked us if the word — which is often used to describe something that's easy to ...
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Did Maps in Cornrows Help Black Slaves Escape Slavery?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 17, 2022
A rumor on Facebook claimed that Black slaves would create maps in cornrows to help others escap ...
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Were Some Slave Owners Paid Reparations by US Government When Slavery Ended?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 20, 2021
Reportedly, each former slave owner in the District of Columbia was paid $300 — the equivalent o ...
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Did Florida State Rep. Kimberly Daniels Once Say, 'I Thank God for Slavery'?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 2, 2019
The Jacksonville Democrat's pronouncements as a preacher came under intense scrutiny in 2018.
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