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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
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In reinstating 'Fort Bragg,' the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
Hegseth’s nod to Confederate names of military bases betrays U.S. ideals
U.S. Military bases were named after Confederate soldiers to appease white supremacists; it was right to rename them.
Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
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The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada
Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...
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US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
The changes were made Thursday in the wake of an executive order Trump signed calling for the federal government to define ...
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...
Cushman: John & Abigail Adams a revolutionary love story
One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John ...
Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump’s idea gets eye rolls but not support
At Niagara Falls, visitors from the United States and Canada are taking in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement.