The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
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Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
In the US, white men have long had the power to make decisions about women’s reproductive health care. Those decisions have often been especially harmful to Black women.
A document, which dates to 1452, shows that da Vinci’s father emancipated an enslaved woman named Caterina – Leonardo’s mother.
Despite his defense of slavery, the former vice president and US senator from South Carolina has been honored with statues and streets, schools and counties. That’s finally changing.
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Professor of History, Virginia Tech
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Professor of History, University of South Wales
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Professor of Higher Education and Director, Museum of Education, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University