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Free Church of Scotland under fire for failure to apologise over slavery money

Church statement expressing ‘grief’ that members took money from plantation owners in 1844 condemned as ‘shameful’

The Guardian - UK

The Year of Living Constitutionally: a man, a political plan … and a musket

For AJ Jacobs, living according to the founders’ rules cast a spotlight on the power – and absurdity – of originalist thought

The Guardian - US

A festival of music, film and spectacle: the best of Belfast 2024

A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture

The Guardian - UK

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Manhunt episode 3 recap: Booth's Confederate dream

In Manhunt episode 3, Stanton and Booth are heading in opposite directions as the aftermath of Lincoln's death emboldens former Confederates.

WhatToWatch

6 Side-By-Side Portraits Of Black Civil War Heroes And Their Direct Descendants

The award-winning British photographer has spent nearly two decades tracking down descendants of notable people and asking them to pose for recreated portraits of their famous ancestors. The post 6 Side-By-Side Portraits Of Black Civil War Heroes And Their Direct Descendants first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘Let’s keep this history alive’: Descendants of Black leaders gather at White House

Descendants of several civil rights leaders and abolitionists came together Tuesday at a Black History Month event hosted by the White House.

Roll Call

Entangled Pasts: Art, Colonialism and Change review – the most radical show in the RA’s history

The latest institution to confront its colonial past, the RA does so to enthralling effect, using the art and its subjects – spanning 250 years, from Turner to Lubaina Himid – rather than the wall texts to shock and enlighten

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Entangled Pasts, 1768 - Now at the Royal Academy review: a thoughtful reflection on art's colonial history

This complex, nuanced show reckons with the past of the Royal Academy itself

Evening Standard

For a lesson in uniting against oligarchs and racist politics, look at 1870s Virginia

Working-class white former Confederates joined Black families to save free public schools that oligarchs were trying to eliminate. If they could come together then, what’s stopping Americans from uniting now?

Chicago Sun-Times

A Frederick Douglass mural in his hometown in Maryland draws some divisions

A mural depicting Frederick Douglass in a chunky wristwatch, a slim-cut suit and crisp white Converse has divided the town of Easton, Md., in his birth county of Talbot.

WEKU

What to America is John Brown?

Maybe a lesson about people who refuse to learn from the instructive dissent of social movements

Salon

PragerU rewrites the Civil War, Jan. 6

Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness

Salon

Frederick Douglass as Natural Rights Originalist

A fascinating new exploration of Frederick Douglass' constitutional thought.

Reason

Scottish island hotel urged to acknowledge historic slavery connections

A SCOTTISH island hotel has been urged to publicly acknowledge its historic links with slavery ...

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Frederick Douglass ‘amongst the people he loved’ as statue unveiled in Belfast

A statue of the former slave, turned writer and statesman, is now on display in Lombard Street in the city centre.

The Guardian - AU

How can I best support my daughter who’s clashing with her teachers over racism?

Firstly, congratulations for raising a politically aware young person. You have been entrusted with a wonderful and frightening task

Salon

SCOTUS will not have the last laugh

The quality of education in America and the future of our democracy depend on it

Reason

Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

A collection of links to some of my previous writings on these topics, which I think remain relevant today.

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Commentary: On Juneteenth, consider what made Frederick Douglass great

This Juneteenth is the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of Frederick Douglass’s bronze statue in the United States Capitol. As we reflect on his well-earned place in our history, we have to ask: What makes him one of the great Americans?

Marie Claire

Ariana DeBose Dares to Try Hard

When you win an Oscar for your first major film role, where do you go from there? All the way to the top.

Reason

Frederick Douglass's Classic 1871 Decoration Day Speech

Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day, an occasion to honor the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. Douglass' 1871 speech may be the greatest-ever address associated with this occasion.

The Independent UK

From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

The Independent UK

From the Civil War to today's mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

Salon

An open letter to Ja Morant: Soar

I was once 23 and carried a gun just like you. Here's what I've learned

The Guardian - UK

Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is to Me review – ghosts, dandies and seduction

Luxurious, dreamlike and made to carry the weight of race, sex and politics, the free-roaming films of Isaac Julien beguile but mystify

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