Slavery

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The beginning of the end for the online American slave trade

April 23, 2018 4:00 am

The University of Pennsylvania has created a research committee after student research uncovered substantial ties between the Ivy League's early trustees and slave trading.

Red Alert Politics

University of Pennsylvania creates group to research its own ties to slavery after shocking findings

Isaiah Denby -

February 22, 2018 2:53 pm

Crime

Kirstjen Nielsen: Trump’s approach to immigration is making bigger impact in US fight against human trafficking

Anna Giaritelli -

January 11, 2018 4:23 pm

News

Trump declares January ‘National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month’

Sarah Bedford -

December 29, 2017 8:45 pm

Bannon was nearly successful in dragging Moore to the finish line. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

So long, Roy Moore. Take Steve Bannon with you.

Siraj Hashmi -

December 13, 2017 3:28 pm

As black leaders look back on his legacy, instead of reminiscing on Rep. John Conyers' civil rights work, they should look objectively at his track record and the damage his reputation has done on a national scale. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t shed any tears for John Conyers

Patrice Onwuka -

December 5, 2017 7:02 pm

The student of the University of Virginia students hosted an event where more than 75 student would sleep where slaves once did. The overnight event took place after a formal discussion at the University's Pavilion Garden IX, which was once used as a vicinity for slave labor and living. (Karen Blaha, via Wikipedia)

Red Alert Politics

Students sleep at historical slave grounds

Isaiah Denby -

November 13, 2017 4:40 pm

News

Sarah Sanders: ‘Disgusting’ to suggest anyone in the White House supports slavery

Melissa Quinn -

November 1, 2017 8:10 pm

News

Tim Scott on John Kelly’s Civil War comments: ‘There was no compromise to make’

Melissa Quinn -

November 1, 2017 5:58 pm

News

Reporter April Ryan asks White House if slavery was ‘wrong’

Eddie Scarry -

October 31, 2017 7:36 pm

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Tag: Slavery

The beginning of the end for the online American slave trade

University of Pennsylvania creates group to research its own ties to slavery after shocking findings

Kirstjen Nielsen: Trump’s approach to immigration is making bigger impact in US fight against human trafficking

Trump declares January ‘National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month’

So long, Roy Moore. Take Steve Bannon with you.

Don’t shed any tears for John Conyers

Students sleep at historical slave grounds

Sarah Sanders: ‘Disgusting’ to suggest anyone in the White House supports slavery

Tim Scott on John Kelly’s Civil War comments: ‘There was no compromise to make’

Reporter April Ryan asks White House if slavery was ‘wrong’

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