By Viola Franziska Müller, University of Bonn For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story is incomplete. What is far less known is that the majority of enslaved people who fled Southern slavery before the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation never crossed the…
Student ‘slave auctions’ illustrate the existence of a hidden culture of domination and subjugation in US schools
By Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University In an otherwise normal football season, two California high schools abruptly canceled the remainder of their games for the same reason. Players on both teams participated in troublesome acts of racism. In October 2022, Amador High School in Sutter Creek ended its season…
Texas educators propose removing the word “slavery” from education
In the latest attempts to undermine American history and promote lies, a group of “educators” in Texas proposed the word “slavery” be replaced in social studies curriculum. A group of nine educators wanted to replace what is known as slavery with the term “involuntary relocation” and submitted the proposal to the…
Fairfax, VA officials to vote on renaming 14 streets with Confederacy ties
The city council in Fairfax, Virginia will vote on a proposal to rename more than a dozen streets that were once tied to slavery and the Confederacy. The city council was scheduled to vote on the agenda item last week but it was postponed due to a council member’s absence.…
California task force releases historic reparations study
A first-of-it’s-kind panel in California tasked with exploring the persistent effects of discrimination and exclusion of African Americans, released a detailed report on the impact of slavery and the disenfranchisement of African Americans. The report details “comprehensive” ways systemic racism has stifled the progress of Blacks, specifically African Americans, and…
NY teacher allegedly told Black 7th graders to pick cotton, wear shackles
A White teacher at a Rochester, New York school is reportedly on leave after he allegedly told Black students to pick cotton during a class lesson on slavery. The allegations were reported by 7th grade students at Rochester’s School of Arts. Students said he also told them to refer to…