Slavery
‘Omar’: Opera about an enslaved Muslim may become a runaway hit
November 1, 2022It’s a story of brutal enslavement in America, told in an accessible manner both in narrative and song. It’s a paean to survival despite hell, the will to live another day.
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Slavery on the ballot in five states as activists challenge 13th Amendment loophole
October 24, 2022“We’ve never seen a single day in the United States where slavery was not legal,” said one Louisiana activist.
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Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists’ business empires
September 23, 2022Companies across the South profited off the forced labor of people in prison after the Civil War—a racist system known as convict leasing.
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Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe has chilling parallels with racist Dred Scott decision
May 13, 2022We must have mass action, litigation, legislation, and registration. It’s not too late.
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Major court victory against desecration of Bethesda’s Moses African Cemetery
October 26, 2021The cemetery is among the largest mass graves in the United States, but real estate developers have been eyeing the site for years.
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