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Trump Could Win Again (Without Cheating)
Liberal pundits often say that Donald Trump is on the wrong side of history. From this perspective, he’s…
How The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Uprooted Millions
Here are some things you need to know about the biggest slave trade in history. The forced slavery…
What Is Juneteenth And Why Are People Celebrating It?
What exactly happened on June 19? What is the reason why people are celebrating it? Juneteenth — a…
George Floyd’s Death Reflects The Racist Roots Of American Policing
Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes has recently resurfaced…
Slavery Was Never Abolished – It Affects Millions, And You May Be Funding It
When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms” of slavery –…
The Elimination Of Smallpox Showed How Humans Can Work Together To Solve Deadly Global Problems
If you were to watch a split-screen broadcast with global weather on one side and world politics on…
Migrants : When Europeans Once Flocked To North African Shores
“Praise be to God. To my master, may god preserve you. After our master scolded me and became…
A History Map Of The Rise & Fall Of U.S. Slavery
The historian and cartographer Bill Rankin visualizes the practice with a fresh approach. Although it was abolished in…