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The Lily
The Lily was the first U.S. newspaper for and by women. We’re bringing it back.
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Oct 22, 2017
She killed the white master raping her, then claimed self-defense
A look at the 1855 case, Missouri v. Celia, a Slave
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Sep 24, 2017
The first ‘comfort women’ statue is unveiled in a major U.S. city
And it’s controversial
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Jul 8, 2017
Sally Hemings wasn’t Thomas Jefferson’s mistress. She was his property.
PERSPECTIVE | Revisionist history about slavery is still common
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Jul 5, 2017
How two Massachusetts slaves won their freedom
What today’s activists can learn from their victories
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Jul 4, 2017
Too many Americans still don’t see black history as their own
ESSAY | Slavery is a disconnected footnote in our nation’s story
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