Slavery was outlawed in the British Empire in 1833, decades before the U.S. Civil War. The outcome: relative historical obscurity, leaving Britain's 17th and 18th century luminaries untarnished by their ownership of other human beings. [Guardian]
British history of slave ownership
Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait
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It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized
On this Juneteenth, I thought I'd share two things I've just learned: 1. It's not ok to use the word "slave." It's dehumanizing. We should use "enslaved" instead. Watch the… READ THE REST
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