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Trump, Twelve Years a Slave

Trump orders Smithsonian review, says too much focus on ‘how bad’ slavery was

In a past visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2017, Trump commended its exhibits, saying they were 'incredible,' and 'done with love.'

MSNBC · 1d

‘An attack on democracy itself’: Trump wants museums to shut up about slavery

Princeton’s Eddie Glaude describes Donald Trump’s efforts to remove exhibits on slavery from Smithsonian museums as an “an all-out assault on what made my mom and dad and their grandparents possible.” In addition to this being an attack against the Black community,

The Atlantic on MSN · 2d

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad

The consequences of being caught in an attempted escape were so severe that most enslaved people never dared try. In Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, he describes watching what happened to an enslaved man who ran away and then was captured several weeks later:

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Fact Check: 'Hope and progress': White House official said this quote about discussing slavery

Claims that a White House official in charge of U.S. President Donald Trump's mandate to review exhibits within the ...

Anadolu Agency13h

UN agency urges end to modern slavery as White House targets Smithsonian Institution because of race exhibits

International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade marked with rising pressure on US museums to reduce focus on slavery, racial ...

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White House Says Slavery Is Being Taught Wrong, Should Not Be So Negative

Special Assistant to the President Lindsey Halligan said the Smithsonian museums had become "laboratories for political experiments." ...

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Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’

There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what ...

The Courier1h

Back to basics councillor to call for 'stand-alone modern slavery policy'

At the coming August 27 council meeting, Cr Lapkin will launch a motion calling for a report that "considers the ...

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Jillian Michaels accuses CNN of ‘lying’ after viral slavery debate

Fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels accused the legacy media outlet of mischaracterizing her remarks ...

Raw Story on MSN2h

'Not a substantial part of history': Fox News pundit compares slavery to plane crashes

Conservative radio host Clay Travis told Fox News that slavery was like plane crashes and shouldn't be remembered by museums ...

Charisma Magazine Online1d

Debt and Slavery

The Bible also has a remedy for slavery, as it required debts and slavery to be forgiven every seven years (See Deut. 15:1-15 ...

The Independent5y

Slavery is not a crime in almost half of the world – here’s why

“Slavery is illegal everywhere.” So said The New York Times, repeated at the World Economic Forum, and used as a mantra of advocacy for more than 40 years. The truth of this statement has been ...

The Root on MSN1d

5 Artifacts That Prove Trump’s Attack on the Smithsonian is an Attack on Black History

From Harriet Tubman's shawl to the writings of James Baldwin, these five Black history artifacts can only be found at the ...

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