Slavery
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'We Walk With Harriet' movement retraces Underground Railroad with Tubman-inspired trek
After the pandemic put her retirement plans on hold, Linda Harris decided to follow in Harriet Tubman's footsteps.
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Slave plantations will no longer be glorified as 'romantic places to marry' on The Knot, Pinterest
The two wedding-related websites are making major policy changes regarding promoting plantation weddings.
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High school students erect gravestone for former slave who died 174 years ago
Massachusetts high schoolers held a memorial service for a former slave who died in 1845.
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'Insensitive' folk song 'Pick a Bale of Cotton' cut from school concert amid racism claims
The controversial song has been criticized for glorifying slavery.
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School district's 'racist' name divides community: 'The confederacy does not need an outpost in Northern California'
The board of trustees at a California school district voted to remove 'Dixie' from the district's name after a drawn-out debate that's divided the community.
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Teacher placed on leave for allegedly asking black students to research 'slave games'
A teacher was placed on leave for allegedly asking black students to research "games that had been played by enslaved children," according to a letter sent to parents by the Shorewood School District.
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School apologizes for homework prompting students to pretend they own slaves
The handwritten assignment included a prompt that read, "Your family owns slaves. Create a list of expectations for your family's slaves."