Topic: Slavery

The World’s Greatest Living Amends April 30, 2024 Deborah C. Tyler A nation that makes amends, as America did regarding slavery, should be lauded, not condemned.
UC Berkeley community farm under fire for allegedly implementing a weekly whites-free day April 4, 2024 Olivia Murray What was meant to be an anti-white PR stunt… is really just a day off for the white folk from laboring in the (garden) field. Not the best optics if you ask me.
Truth, lies, and slavery July 29, 2023 Robert Arvay That Florida textbook noting that some slaves learned skills is no paean to slavery the way its critics claim.
At NAACP convention, Kamala Harris disavows humans as property — then promotes abortion July 22, 2022 Olivia Murray The Democrats prevail as the champions of commodifying humanity.
Forcing employers to do the government's work without compensation November 8, 2021 Phil Brizzolara Vaccine mandates continue and extend the forcible imposition of expensive duties on employers, with no compensation. How is this not a form of enslavement?
Did Slavery Create American Prosperity? September 26, 2019 Doug Petrikat A political agenda that only creates more conflict and division at a time that has already become one of the most divisive in the U.S. since the Civil War.
The Danger in Republicans' Fight to Own Lincoln's Legacy August 27, 2018 William Sullivan Both Republicans and Democrats have built easily digestible historical narratives regarding American political history since the Civil War. Peculiarly, there seems to be a debate about who gets to own the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
Slavery, White Guilt, and the Politics of Absurdity July 8, 2017 Abraham H. Miller Slavery was not just a despicable institution; it was also a complex one that drew participation from the elite in West African kingdoms, Western Europe, the Americas, the Maghreb, and the Middle East.
If it's good enough for Benghazi, then it's good enough for slavery June 30, 2016 M. Catharine Evans Let’s make a deal with Clinton and her black grievance industry pals.
When Erasing Symbols of Slavery, Don't Forget the Democratic Party June 26, 2015 Anthony J. Ciani The Confederacy is no more; however, there still exists an organization that gained power from instituting slavery and segregation: the Democratic Party.
Will America Ever Be Forgiven For Slavery? June 12, 2014 Patricia L. Dickson I have recently gotten into heated debates with other black Americans over the fact that African slave traders enslaved other Africans and then sold them in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Black (and White) History Lessons from Booker T. Washington February 23, 2014 Simon de Hundehutte As Black History Month draws to a close, we must not forget a great American that should be honored and studied the whole year through.
Healthcare Slavery February 12, 2014 Howard McCrum Americans can stop and smell the roses now that they are unshackled from the adult responsibility of providing for their own basic necessities. Others will toil that they may be free.
On Black History Month and Race February 7, 2014 Lloyd Marcus Ah, another Black History Month -- or should I say Annual Bash America Month?
A Necessary Lesson for Dems December 11, 2013 Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison History matters.
How does Russia Rate G-8 Membership? October 26, 2013 Kim Zigfeld By most measures Russia is a barbarous state, whose presence in the cartel of leading civilized nations is profoundly mysterious.
Slavery in the World Today October 25, 2013 Michael Curtis A new study disposes of the generally accepted view that slavery was abolished throughout the world in the 19th century.
The Charmed Life of the Unbelievers October 20, 2013 Fisher Adams Richard Dawkins attempts to rewrite history.
The Frederick Douglass Free Public Library September 20, 2013 Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison Frederick Douglass was the great leader of his people. He was, as some of his white admirers called him, a powerful African prince. But he was also fully American.
150 Years Ago: Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Slavery's Undoing July 4, 2013 J. Robert Smith In July 1863, after a string of bloody defeats, the cause of freedom at last began to prevail. There's a lot we can learn from that narrative.
Let My People Go April 27, 2013 Jerrold L. Sobel Slavery is explicitly permitted in the Koran. Recently Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan, a prominent Saudi religious leader called for slavery to be re-legalized throughout the kingdom.
Against the Ghetto Plantation February 10, 2013 Jeanne Donovan Frederick Douglass, "...a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican," would have condemned Democratic policies that resubjugate American blacks.
Redistribution as Slavery December 18, 2012 Dean Kalahar A modern form of slavery has been embedded within the welfare state. And no matter how you slice it, property theft to promote a false ideology of "fairness" or advance a twisted form of "compassion" to gain power is abhorrent.
Obama and Slavery December 10, 2012 Daren Jonescu The progressive seeks to nationalize the slave industry. This is the literal meaning of his demands for confiscatory tax rates, redistribution of wealth, hyper-regulation of industry, and government control of health care and education.
Lincoln and the Welfare State December 7, 2012 Mary Nicholas Lincoln would not only stand against the welfare state, but fight it. Why? Because his piercing gray eyes would instantly recognize it as another form of slavery, one more insidious than the variety he fought, but slavery nevertheless.