#slavery-in-texas

#slavery-in-texas

The Freedman's Memorial, dedicated on April 14, 1876, depicts Abraham Lincoln and a kneeling Black man, symbolizing the complex legacy of emancipation.

Karen Batchelor's discovery of her eligibility for the Daughters of the American Revolution was surprising, given the organization's long history of racism and elitism.

Following the removal of a slavery exhibit at the former presidential homes of George Washington and John Adams in Philadelphia earlier this month, the municipal government is suing the US Department of the Interior and the National Park Service (NPS), claiming that the NPS acted outside of its authority. The exhibits memorialised the nine individuals Washington enslaved during his tenure in Philadelphia as the nation was being founded.

The librarian sat me in front of a microfilm reader and brought out roll after roll of film. I stayed there for hours, squinting to decipher the archaic handwriting in the Free Negro Book, which was published annually in South Carolina before the Civil War. The names in each year's edition were alphabetized, but only roughly-all of the surnames starting with A came before all of the surnames starting with B, but Agee might come before Anderson, or it might come after.

The kerfuffle began with a social media post by Colin Allred, a former NFL player who served in Congress for six years before unsuccessfully challenging Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the 2024 election. Hey [James Talarico], Allred wrote along with a waving hand emoji, don't come for me unless I send for you. In the attached video, Allred excoriated Talarico for allegedly calling him a mediocre Black man in a conversation about Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX).