By Sudie Hofmann At the time of George Washington's death, the Washingtons enslaved 318 people of African descent at Mount Vernon, according to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. But you would not know it from the main tour, nor from the brochure. In fact, most visitors, including schoolchildren, can spend hours admiring the Mount Vernon mansion, fine furniture, and manicured lawns without considering that it was all paid for with forced labor.
In this article, we will identify the Buddha and early Buddhist as descendants of Hebrew Israelites. It is not the intention of the information presented to encourage or promote the practice of the…
Misinformation about the slavery in the U.S. is rife online. Perhaps nowhere more so than in a widespread "Truth about Confederate History" article.
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US history textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. It’s a mirror of American politics.
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