Two books about the American Civil War’s aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.

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A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

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A new law permits the D.C. Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved people.

The city of Portage has explained its process for public proclamations at City Council meetings after one received more ...

All five of these former slaves were Republicans, due in part, I suspect, out of gratitude for Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Congress, which has ultimate authority over the ...

Legislation that risks making the state’s institutions of higher learning less attractive to top students would be a huge ...

We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 12 to April 16, 2025. By The Learning Network What can we learn from ...