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• SOURCE: TIME
  https://time.com/5889051/history-curriculum-politi
  

  Trump's Threat to Pull Funding From Schools Over How They Teach Slavery Is Part of a Long History of Politicizing American History Class

  by Olivia Waxman

  "The teaching of U.S. History in public schools has always been political, and such concerns about whether curricula are “anti-American” are par for the course in moments of turmoil."

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• SOURCE: National Park Service
  9/12/2020
  

  The Constitution and the Underground Railroad: How a System of Government Dedicated to Liberty Protected Slavery

  by Paul Finkelman

  "As we celebrate Constitution Day, it is important to remember that this document protected slavery and set the stage for the federal government to hunt down and arrest people, whose only crime was the color of their skin and their desire to benefit from “the Blessings of Liberty” that the Constitution claimed it was written to achieve."

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• SOURCE: Environmental History Now
  9/8/2020
  

  Historical Black Lives Matter: What A Single Story Can Reveal About People & Landscapes

  by Natascha Otoya

  A primary document from the developing Brazilian oil industry demonstrates that the country's transition from slavery to "free labor" was anything but clear-cut. 

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• SOURCE: Public Seminar
  9/10/2020
  

  Who Owns the Evidence of Slavery’s Violence?

  by Thomas A. Foster

  A lawsuit demands that Harvard University give custody of famous images of enslaved men and women--taken without consent by a biologist seeking to demonstrate white supremacy-- to the subjects' descendents. A Howard University historian agrees, putting the images in context of other intimate violations endured by enslaved persons. 

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• SOURCE: ABC News
  9/9/2020
  

  Black Scuba Divers Document Slave Shipwrecks Forgotten For Generations

  Columbia University professor Christopher Brown says the number of slave shipwrecks that researchers have been able to confirm are the absolute minimum, and that the true number of shipwrecked slave ships are likely much higher. The work of a Florida diving group hopes to change that. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/9/2020
  

  Trump’s 2020 Playbook Is Coming Straight From Southern Enslavers

  by Elizabeth R. Varon

  In arguing that radical protesters endanger U.S. law and order, Trump is echoing the attacks leveled by Southern enslavers against abolitionists.

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• SOURCE: KPBS
  9/6/2020
  

  ‘A Journey That We Have To Join Together’: 2 Dutch Women Confront Slavery’s Legacy

  Two Dutch women, one white and one Black, met through their shared ancestral connection to the slave trade in Suriname. They have produced an eight-part podcast to encourage the Dutch people to recognize the role slavery played in building the Netherlands. 

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• SOURCE: Esquire
  9/1/2020
  

  The Reckoning With Our History Is Not Just About Smashed Statues

  by Charles P. Pierce

  Political commentator Charles Pierce reflects on efforts to update the visiting experience at James Madison's Montpelier estate to better address the work and lives of enslaved people there. 

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• SOURCE: Labor and Working Class History Association
  8/31/2020
  

  Alexandra Finley on Her New Book, An Intimate Economy

  Historian Jacob Remes discusses the new book "An Intimate Economy" with author Alexandra Finley. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/29/2020
  

  After 90 Years, Columbia Takes Slave Owner’s Name Off a Dorm

  Eric Foner, who led an internal research project to help Columbia assess its historical relationship to slavery, described Samuel Bard as a "pretty significant slave owner by New York standards."

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• SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser
  8/30/2020
  

  While Auburn Hides Behind Law, Troy University Takes Racist Name Off Building

  by Jennifer Brooks

  A history professor urges her university to defy an Alabama law that prohibits renaming a historic public building; the legacy of civil disobedience from the Civil Rights movement demands nothing less. 

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• 8/30/2020
  

  John Oliver Dunked on Joy Behar over George Washington's Slaveowning, but Didn't Do the Reading Himself

  by Erik Curren

  In a rush to dunk on Joy Behar for being clueless about George Washington's practices as a slaveowner, John Oliver flattened the story himself; reading Mary V. Thompson's book would help everyone speak with more authority. 

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• SOURCE: Daily Kos
  8/27/2020
  

  Overt Racism in the Street and Quieter Racism in the Curriculum

  by Alan J. Singer

  I don’t want to drop James Hammond’s speech to the United States Senate proclaiming “Cotton is King” from United States history textbooks and websites. But when the speech is cited, it should include an explanation who this man was, what he believed, and what he did.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  8/25/2020
  

  British Museum Removes Founder's Statue Over Slavery Links

  Hans Sloane ‘pushed off pedestal’ and placed with artefacts putting his work in context of British empire.

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• SOURCE: BBC
  8/24/2020
  

  Liverpool Identifies First Streets For Slavery Plaques

  Included in the list are well-known locations such as Bold Street, Seel Street and Falkner Square.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/24/2020
  

  U.S. Cities and States are Discussing Reparations for Black Americans. Here’s What’s Key

  One lesson from international efforts: Keep reparations distinct from general social support.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  8/20/2020
  

  Two Women, Their Lives Connected by American Slavery, Tackle Their Shared History

  No reckoning would be adequate, I knew—but looking away was no longer an option. I wrote to Karen that I was thinking of going to Montgomery to look at the Pickett family papers. She suggested we tackle them together.

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  8/20/2020
  

  Harris’s Speech Placed Her In The Long Legacy Of Black Women Who Built America

  by Kellie Carter Jackson

  Senator Harris has an army of shoulders to stand on, and she is going to need all of their strength, tenacity and resilience. Being called a “nasty woman” by President Trump will be the least of her concerns. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/19/2020
  

  Douglas' Statue to Be Removed From Illinois Capitol Lawn

  Douglas, Lincoln's famous political nemesis, was famous for arguing that newly admitted states should decide on slavery themselves. His personal profit from slavery was a factor in the decision to remove his statue.

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• SOURCE: Black Perspectives
  8/19/2020
  

  The Role of Violence in the Abolitionist Movement (Review)

  Mike Jirik reviews historian Kellie Carter Jackson’s new book, "Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence."