Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon within a decade.
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Paying off slave owners was an imperfect compromise. But it worked.
New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in the 1700s and 1800s.
The ideas and movement for the abolition of transatlantic slavery began largely among Africans.
Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
This year, there are more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the U.S. What do things look like in Canada? Are we a safe haven or are we following those same trends?
Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a different story.
Studying local Africans’ contributions to the abolition of slavery provides a fuller understanding of its history.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
By the time slavery ended, over 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved in the domestic slave trade across state lines. Hundreds of thousands more were bought and sold within states.
Cameras played a critical role in the quest for social equality for Black Americans in the post-slavery era.
The protests that ended in the storming of the US Capitol included members of white supremacy groups, the latest example of such groups being encouraged by politicians to challenge government.
It is not just policing agencies that have a systemic racism problem, Canadian prisons do too
White supremacists’ protests against COVID-19 lockdowns reflect the US history of political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow democratic governments.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who freed Haiti from French colonial rule in 1804, is revered as a spirit in the Haitian religion. Now he’s become an icon of the uprising against President Jovanel Moïse.
A law professor from the University of California, Hastings considers why a moratorium in California could be influential.
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