Slavery
UK's Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations
Ahead of a meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week, King Charles said it was "only right that we should acknowledge the great suffering and injustices of the past."
Caribbean nations considering legal strategies to bring UK to reparation negotiation table - report
UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade
Israel bans import of goods made with forced labor to align with international trade standards
Parashat Va'era: Despair and destinations
The news of liberation comes to the slaves of Israel – but they are unable to hear it.
A ‘High Holiday Prayer’ to the Czar
After he freed the serfs, Alexander II was virtually deified by one top Jewish newspaper.
The lunatic fringe has taken hold Congress - opinion
You have to wonder what side some of these guys would have been on in 1861.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton calls slavery 'necessary evil'
“As the Founding Fathers said, [slavery] was the necessary evil upon which the union was built."
Masada and the Sabbath – The sanctity of freedom over slavery
Separation from sin, and separation from that which enslaves us. The Sabbath is the covenant between the individual and one’s God.
'Star-Spangled Banner' should be replaced with 'Imagine': American author
The current US National Anthem contains lyrics written by a lawyer who owned slaves.
How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans
Sandler's composition was adopted by various Jewish artists, but it wasn't until Black Jewish musician Willie “The Lion” Smith covered the song in the 1920s, that it became a widespread phenomenon.
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
In 1921, Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes.
Fake history: how '1619' distorts the story of America's founding
The project's basic thesis is that the main reason for the US War of Independence was the American settlers’ determination to maintain the institution of slavery.
NGOs to present activist with award for fighting slavery in Mauritania
Mauritania has an estimated 500,000 slaves in the country – the highest rate of slavery in the world.
