Tag: enslaved people
Reflections on America’s Independence Observance
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Because of where America stands today on the ever present issue of race,...
Congresswoman: House Has Votes to Pass Reparations Bill
Congresswoman Jackson Lee said this week that there’s now enough votes in the House for passage of the historic piece of legislation.
By Stacy M....
Reparations Are For Descendants Of Black Slaves, Weber Says
By Associated Press
California's secretary of state said Thursday that reparations for African Americans should be limited to people whose forebears were kidnapped from their...
Weber Shares Thoughts on Framework for Reparations Eligibility
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber shared her thoughts on who should be compensated for the...
Ethical US consumers struggled to pressure the sugar industry to abandon slavery with less...
By Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Twenty-two-year-old Sam Watts saw the Virginia coastline vanish while he was aboard a domestic slave ship in the fall...