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Wells, Nathaniel (1779 – 1852)
Nathaniel Wells, a former slave, plantation owner, and businessman who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries, was also the first person of African ancestry to become a High Sheriff in England. Wells was born on September 10, 1779 on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean to William
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(1843) Henry Highland Garnet, "An Address To The Slaves Of The United States"
The National Negro Convention of 1843 was held in Buffalo, New York drawing some seventy delegates a dozen states. Among the delegates were young, rising leaders in the African American community including Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Charles B. Ray and Charles L. Remond. Twenty-seven
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Black Trump Supporter Says That Sen. Kamala Harris Isn’t Black Enough | The Urban Daily
Stacy Washington, the co-chair of the Black Voices for Trump group, joined 'Fox & Friends' news program to make the declaration.
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Dripped In Kente Cloth, Congressional Democrats Unveil Sweeping Police Reform Bill
On Monday members of the Congressional Black Caucus, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, unveiled a sweeping reform bill aimed at overhauling policing in the United
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California Governor Signs Historic Reparations Bill into Law | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After watching [the presidential] debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Newsome declared during a videoconference with lawmakers and other stakeholders, including the rapper Ice Cube, who championed the bill. “As a nation, we can only truly thrive when every one of us has the
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1722 - In South Carolina, law punishes runaway slaves with death.
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The Statue Of A Slave Trader Toppled During A Demonstration Has Been Replaced By A Sculpture Of A BLM Protester - Blavity
Where the statue of a British slave trader once sat is a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester.
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The Zong Massacre (1781)
The slave ship Zong departed the coast of Africa on 6 September 1781 with 470 slaves. Since this human chattel was such a valuable commodity at that time, many captains took on more slaves than their ships could accommodate in order to maximize profits.  The Zong’s captain, Luke
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Slavery in the United States
For slavery among Native Americans, see Slavery among Native Americans in the United States. For slavery in the colonial period, see Slavery in the colonial United States. For modern-day slavery, see Human trafficking in the United
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Message to my sisters
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Nobody knows better than Black women the challenges Black women and men still
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(1863) Angelina Grimké Weld “Address at the Women’s Loyal National League”
By the time of the Civil War Angelina Grimke Weld had spent three decades fighting the institution of slavery.   The Civil War and especially the Emancipation Proclamation which went into effect on January 1, 1863, seemed inevitably to bring her work to her desired conclusion.  Nonetheless in the
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Horrific Letters to Slave Owner, R. C. Ballard, Regarding Abuse Of The Female Slave
Enslaved men endured many forms of abuse at the hands of their masters and overseers, including whippings and beatings. Women slaves, too, felt the pain of the lash, as well as other forms of mistreatment. Many women were also sexually abused, whether by being harassed, raped, or forced into
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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 7, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial...
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'What To My People Is The 4th Of July?': Daveed Diggs Performs 2020 Rendition Of Groundbreaking Frederick Douglass Speech - Blavity
Daveed Diggs recited a poem written by Pharoahe Monch, W. Kamau Bell, Safia Elhillo, Camonghne Felix, Idris Goodwin, Angel Nafis, Nate Marshall, Danez Smith and Lauren A. Whitehead.
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What side are you on? - Dallas Examiner
By DUVALIER MALONE Duvalier Malone Enterprises This election year will force America to choose between two very different ideas What side are you on? Yes, America, there are two sides. We have arrived [...] The post What side are you on? appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery | New York Carib News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery.
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Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
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(1789) An Unknown Free Black Author Describes Slavery In 1789
We don’t know the name of one of the earliest orators against slavery. He was a West Indian who apparently was a former slave fortunate enough to be educated. He was also intimately familiar with slavery and the slave trade in that region. The themes and arguments advanced in this oration will be
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Source: Black Past
BET Founder Calls for $14 Trillion Reparations for Black Americans
BET Founder Robert Johnson recently called for $14 trillion of slavery reparations for black
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(1808) Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”
On March 2, 1807 Congress enacted a law that banned the external slave trade beginning January 1, 1808. With that act enslaved persons could no longer be brought to the United States. Although the law would be frequently violated until the eve of the Civil War, many black and white anti-slavery
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Black Lives Matter Monument Replaces Slave Trader Statue In England : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
Edward Colston's statue had stood in Bristol for 125 years before protesters toppled it in June. Now, a very different figure has taken its place — but it won't last long without the city's approval.
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Thanks to Haiti, slavery was permanently abolished | New York Carib News
As global protests continue in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to systematically exposed the legacies of slavery and colonialism today, we must remember where this all started.
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The Last Slave Ships
The last slave ship, the Clothilde, landed shipment of slaves at Mobile Bay, Alabama.
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1859
African Diaspora Religions
The continent of Africa has been home to hundreds of indigenous tribes speaking a wide variety of languages and believing a wide variety of different spiritual ideas. One certainly cannot speak of African religion as if it was a single, coherent set of beliefs. The versions of these religions as
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Can Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Increase Virus Spread? | Afro
Police departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the spread of the
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Georgia City Votes To Remove Pavilion Where Slaves Were Sold
Officials in a small city in rural Georgia have voted to remove a rare, 18th century pavilion where slaves were once sold, though the decision must still clear legal hurdles, the city administrator said Wednesday. The Louisville City Council at its meeting on Tuesday night voted 4-1 to take down
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Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and parallels to today’s...
Black residents of Minneapolis angered over an incident of police brutality fought with officers in the streets and set buildings
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Mayor of Mississippi town cries while signing order to take down state flag
The mayor of Laurel, Miss. was so emotional when he signed an order to remove the Mississippi state flag from his town that his response went
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Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affectthe bondage of slaves.
Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affect the bondage of slaves.
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Battle of Waterberg (1904)
The Battle of Waterberg on August 11, 1904 in German South-West Africa (Namibia), triggered the annihilation decree by German military of the Herero people, the indigenous nomadic inhabitants of the area.  An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people perished during and after The Battle of Waterberg which
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