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New museum in Alabama tells history of last known slave ship to US and its survivors
A new museum Alabama tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to have transported Africans to the American South for enslavement.
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Commemorating Juneteenth across South Florida
NBC6’s Olivia Jaquith reports on the Juneteenth festivities happening in South Florida.
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Stained Glass Window Shows Jesus Christ With Dark Skin, Stirring Questions About Race in New England
A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window showing a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women has been rediscovered in a Rhode Island church.
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State Senator Introduces Bill to ‘Cancel' Democratic Party Over Previous Slavery Support
If one member of the Florida Legislature has his way, the state’s Democratic Party would be canceled over its past support of slavery.
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FL Democrats Elect Nikki Fried to Lead as Party Chair
Florida Democrats selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new party chair on Saturday, hoping to move past a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state where high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped cement Republican control.
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Midterm Voters Decide to Overturn Slavery in Several States – But Not All
Voters in five states went to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to ban slavery and forced prison labor.
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Several States Ban Slavery at Ballot Box, But Not All
Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.
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Slavery Through Prison Labor Is on the Ballot for Voters in 5 US States
Nearly 20 states have constitutions that include language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments.