Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

Nathan H. Haller was living in Brazoria not too far from West Columbia when he won a seat in the Texas House of ...

Now, the 2021 law prompts Texas schools to teach children that slavery and racism are “deviations from, betrayals of, or failures to live up to the authentic founding principles of the United ...

And according to a survey of 3,000 history teachers, including many from Texas, slavery “was singled out by teachers as a uniquely challenging topic due to its potential for controversy.” ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

When the Civil War ended and with it the last vestiges of slavery in the United States, the newly freed enslaved, termed ...

When Mexico encouraged settlers to come to its territory of Texas, many Americans brought slaves with them. In 1829, the Mexican government abolished slavery in Texas to try to lessen American ...

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If we close our eyes and ears, if we become complacent, we will be held to account at the Last Judgment,” Bishop Mark J.

“The continued occupation in Palestine/Israel is 21st-century slavery and should be abolished ... a rabbi and three congregants hostage at a Texas synagogue. Never miss a story.