Slavery
Pa. Rep. Chris Rabb on His Push for State-Level Reparations for Slavery
Earlier this month, during the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans’ forced arrival in colonial America, Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb put forth what some […]
Penn Students Expose University’s Early Connections to Slavery
New research compiled by undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania has forced the Ivy League school to confront its institutional and historical ties to […]
OPINION: Why the Left Won’t Stop at Toppling Confederate Monuments
If there’s one thing about the progressive left you can be sure of, it’s this: What it promulgates today will be five times more radical […]
Harriet Tubman to Be New Face On $20 Bill
After a long debate over who would replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, the United States Treasury has thrown the country a curveball: Hamilton […]
Nat Turner: Maniacal Murderer or Virtuous Visionary?
A version of this column ran in 2011. October 2, 2014 — or thereabout — will be the 214th birthday of Nat Turner. I say “thereabout” because […]
Lancaster Paper and Stephen Colbert Compare Cramped Planes to Slave Ships
The image seen here is a depiction of the way that slaves were transported on ships. And a Lancaster newspaper decided to use these deplorable […]
American Slavery: Maliciously Born 395 Years Ago on August 20th and Markedly Raised in Philly
A version of this article ran last year. As you take your lunch break tomorrow in Center City, stroll over to Front and Market where […]