added 2007 Fri May 25 17:12:06 by STONERS
The mother of a woman accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves tried to bribe a victim's relative to make the case go away, prosecutors said.
The mother of a woman accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves tried to bribe a victim's relative to make the case go away, prosecutors said.
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 19:49:33 by populist
everybody ought to be able to serve in this country," Murtha said. "I think we ought to not just have a select few who volunteer. I think everybody ought to be obligated to serve.
everybody ought to be able to serve in this country," Murtha said. "I think we ought to not just have a select few who volunteer. I think everybody ought to be obligated to serve.
added 2007 Mon Mar 19 21:15:20 by TheAttacks
Little cartoon dipicting the three stages of career slavery.
Little cartoon dipicting the three stages of career slavery.
added 2007 Thu Mar 8 20:11:48 by catstevens
The Georgia NAACP on Wednesday called for Gov. Sonny Perdue to follow Virginia's lead and issue an apology for the state's role in slavery and Jim Crow.
The Georgia NAACP on Wednesday called for Gov. Sonny Perdue to follow Virginia's lead and issue an apology for the state's role in slavery and Jim Crow.
added 2007 Tue Mar 6 16:35:03 by Spadecaller
200 years ago the British Parliament passed a law abolishing international slave trade. It took a civil war for the United States to accomplish the same result. By the start of the 20th century, however, slavery was thought to be an evil banished into the past. However, in today's world there are more slaves and to this we have turned a blind eye.
200 years ago the British Parliament passed a law abolishing international slave trade. It took a civil war for the United States to accomplish the same result. By the start of the 20th century, however, slavery was thought to be an evil banished into the past. However, in today's world there are more slaves and to this we have turned a blind eye.
added 2007 Sat Mar 3 5:48:51 by gatitabonitasen
The Rev. Al Sharpton seemed subdued, quiet, reflective - which was unusual. Just when we thought the news couldn't get any weirder, we learned this week, via The Daily News, that Mr. Sharpton's great-grandfather was a slave who was owned by relatives of Senator Strom Thurmond, the longtime archsegregationist who ran for president as a Dixiec
The Rev. Al Sharpton seemed subdued, quiet, reflective - which was unusual. Just when we thought the news couldn't get any weirder, we learned this week, via The Daily News, that Mr. Sharpton's great-grandfather was a slave who was owned by relatives of Senator Strom Thurmond, the longtime archsegregationist who ran for president as a Dixiec
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 0:05:50 by populist
Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
added 2007 Fri Feb 2 22:33:35 by STONERS
An elementary school teacher was disciplined for showing her fifth-graders parts of the R-rated film "Amistad" during a lesson on slavery.
An elementary school teacher was disciplined for showing her fifth-graders parts of the R-rated film "Amistad" during a lesson on slavery.
added 2007 Tue Jan 30 12:43:19 by Spadecaller
BURBANK (CAP) - Evidence uncovered by a CAP News investigative team shows that the Disney Channel has been holding its young performers captive in a sort of indentured servitude, forcing them to appear in each other's shows and movies and sleep in the studio chained in boxes.
BURBANK (CAP) - Evidence uncovered by a CAP News investigative team shows that the Disney Channel has been holding its young performers captive in a sort of indentured servitude, forcing them to appear in each other's shows and movies and sleep in the studio chained in boxes.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 2:34:51 by TimALoftis
A state legislator said black people "should get over" slavery and questioned whether Jews should apologize "for killing Christ," drawing denunciations Tuesday from stunned colleagues.
A state legislator said black people "should get over" slavery and questioned whether Jews should apologize "for killing Christ," drawing denunciations Tuesday from stunned colleagues.
