A new bill introduced in the state house this week could require all public schools in Georgia to display the Ten Commandments.

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Georgia lawmakers are considering House Bill 313 (HB 313), which would require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in three prominent locations.

SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN 1862, THE SAME YEAR THAT THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PASSES ... IN RESPONSE TO BOOKER T WASHINGTON, I BROUGHT A DOCUMENT HERE AND WE HAVE TO GO REALLY QUICKLY.

Washington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States, and sent it to states for ratification.

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That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

Rep Chuck Owens was singin’ some high praise of the Louisiana Dept of Education’s guidelines for K-12 social studies classes ...

Thus on Jan. 1, 1863 the president issued the Emancipation Proclamation. But Lincoln knew the document, a sort of executive order, would probably not survive a constitutional test in the courts.

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.