PARENTS OUTRAGED AT SCHOOL FOR USING SLAVERY REFERENCES IN MATH

How would you feel if you looked at your elementary-grade child s math homework and saw a problem that read, "Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?" Would that make you mad?read...

Why would a conservative not believe Robert E. Lee was a racist?

I was listening to conservative talk radio and once again, I heard something incredibly stupid. This was beyond stupid. The host, an apologist for the Southern Confederacy, asked a caller in mocking derision, did he the caller believe that Robert E. Lee was a racist. Um,...

Why would a conservative host not believe Robert E. Lee was a rac

I was listening to conservative talk radio and once again, I heard something incredibly stupid. This was beyond stupid. The host, an apologist for the Southern Confederacy, asked a caller in mocking derision, did he the caller believe that Robert E. Lee was a racist. Um,...

Sea World Sued For Slavery

Animal rights organization Sues Sea World for slavery on behalf of WhalesPETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Has sued on behalf of five of Sea Worlds Whales stating they are bieng held...

Human Trafficing Amid Tragedy

Through-out the ages human slavery has rendered civilizations to commit abominable atrocities against mankind. Today, there is still too much horrific travesties being committed against man and especially the children in practically in every country around the world. It is...

Slavery in England: Is this the result of the European Union?

Open door to conditions ripe for enslavement I can’t believe what I am reading, though I must remind myself that there is slavery in Los Angeles and New York too. There might be slavery in Washington DC, I just...

Human Traficking

Through-out the ages human slavery has rendered civilizations to commit abominable atrocities against mankind. Today, there is still too much horrific travesties being committed against man every day all over the world. It is estimated that thousands of children die every day...

Michele Bachmann Claims the Founding Fathers Ended Slavery VIDEO

"Rep. Michele Bachmann, who officially announced in Iowa that she is running for president, appeared on “Good Morning America,’ where George Stephanopoulos debunked her false claim that “the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution and the Declaration of...

Texas Considers Confederate Flag License Plate - VIDEO

"Texas is considering a specialty license plate that would feature the Confederate flag. The idea is to honor Texans who fought in the Civil War for slavery, but some people say they are offended by the idea. The president of the state’s NAACP chapter said the flag on...

Karen Hammond, The Descendants of Slaves Take Slavery Seriously

Karen Hammond, a teacher at the Chapelfield Elementary School, in Gahanna, Ohio, caused her fifth grade class to reenact the sale of slaves, with it's attendant indignities.  Forcing children, who are the descendants of people who endured that blight on American history,...

Servitude, Oppression..elements of slavery, or Human Trafficking

Human trafficking. Slavery.  Oppression.  Bondage.  Servitude.  Captive.  Confinement.  Many words, and there are more, that apply to human trafficking.  Human trafficking is...

On the Record: The Enslaved at the President’s House Memorial

Philadelphia attorney and community activist Michael Coard is co founder of Avenging The Ancestors Coalition (ATAC). The organization has fought tirelessly for recognition of the nine enslaved persons held in...

Slavery & Washington's Legacy: Conflict at White House Memorial

Since the unearthing of the foundation of the building that served as the United States’ first presidential residence from 1790 to 1800, in 2007, known as the President's House, controversy has been at the...

Confederate History Month? CSA Pres Jefferson Davis Would Approve

Noting the recent shrinking regional and demographic base representative of the Republican Party, with the majority being located in the southern United States, Martin Nolan, former Washington...

VA Governor Robert McDonnell: Slavery & Confederate History Month

Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell proclaimed April 2010 Confederate History Month, but failed to acknowledge slavery during the proceedings. Some of the Sons of Confederate Veterans want him to apologize.The...

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