In 1852 Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society to give a speech commemorating the Fourth of July. On July 5, the crowds filling Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, did not get what they expected.
June 18, 2020Let us name the system: "racial capitalism."
June 17, 2020America’s Other Independence Day
June 20, 2017Black activists held events in 40 cities on June 19, a day that celebrates the end of slavery.
May 24, 2017Mitch Landrieu denounces "false narrative of our history" and explains why righting this wrong is vital for his city and the nation.
September 29, 2016Prisoners can be forced to work without pay — the Constitution says so.
July 14, 2016Those tasked with enforcing our laws are human beings with a human psyche, just like any other — and the system that isn't working for the communities they serve also isn't working for them.
July 8, 2016The transcript of Bill Moyers June
May 20, 2016And why the history of slavery in America isn't just for black people.
