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For a lesson in uniting against oligarchs and racist politics, look at 1870s Virginia

Working-class white former Confederates joined Black families to save free public schools that oligarchs were trying to eliminate. If they could come together then, what’s stopping Americans from uniting now?

Chicago Sun-Times

A Frederick Douglass mural in his hometown in Maryland draws some divisions

A mural depicting Frederick Douglass in a chunky wristwatch, a slim-cut suit and crisp white Converse has divided the town of Easton, Md., in his birth county of Talbot.

WEKU

What to America is John Brown?

Maybe a lesson about people who refuse to learn from the instructive dissent of social movements

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PragerU rewrites the Civil War, Jan. 6

Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness

Salon

Frederick Douglass as Natural Rights Originalist

A fascinating new exploration of Frederick Douglass' constitutional thought.

Reason

Scottish island hotel urged to acknowledge historic slavery connections

A SCOTTISH island hotel has been urged to publicly acknowledge its historic links with slavery ...

The National (Scotland)

Frederick Douglass ‘amongst the people he loved’ as statue unveiled in Belfast

A statue of the former slave, turned writer and statesman, is now on display in Lombard Street in the city centre.

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How can I best support my daughter who’s clashing with her teachers over racism?

Firstly, congratulations for raising a politically aware young person. You have been entrusted with a wonderful and frightening task

The Guardian - AU

SCOTUS will not have the last laugh

The quality of education in America and the future of our democracy depend on it

Salon

Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

A collection of links to some of my previous writings on these topics, which I think remain relevant today.

Reason

Commentary: On Juneteenth, consider what made Frederick Douglass great

This Juneteenth is the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of Frederick Douglass’s bronze statue in the United States Capitol. As we reflect on his well-earned place in our history, we have to ask: What makes him one of the great Americans?

Tribune News Service

Ariana DeBose Dares to Try Hard

When you win an Oscar for your first major film role, where do you go from there? All the way to the top.

Marie Claire

Frederick Douglass's Classic 1871 Decoration Day Speech

Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day, an occasion to honor the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. Douglass' 1871 speech may be the greatest-ever address associated with this occasion.

Reason

From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

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From the Civil War to today's mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

Salon

An open letter to Ja Morant: Soar

I was once 23 and carried a gun just like you. Here's what I've learned

The Guardian - UK

Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is to Me review – ghosts, dandies and seduction

Luxurious, dreamlike and made to carry the weight of race, sex and politics, the free-roaming films of Isaac Julien beguile but mystify

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Belfast city centre Frederick Douglass statue finally gets planning green light

The council received anonymous objections suggesting a lack of consultation

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Isaac Julien review – lithe bodies, a lynching and a televisual paean to lust

Julien’s complex and ambitious work leaves you reeling with its richness as it touches on Aids adverts and stolen artefacts, migrant workers and 80s riots

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: College campus hecklers, your disruptions don’t count as free speech

America is experiencing two disturbing simultaneous trends: the rise of mob censorship to shut down speaking events on college campuses, and an attempt to justify it as merely the exercise of “more speech.”

Los Angeles Times

The Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago. After that he stopped disclosing them.

It was 2004 when the Los Angeles Times disclosed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted expensive gifts and private plane trips paid for by Harlan Crow, a wealthy Texas real estate investor and a prominent Republican donor.

The Guardian - UK

Painting a new pantheon: portrait series honours Black radicals

Artists and writers pay tribute to figures who resisted slavery and racism, as part of Guardian project exploring the paper’s links to enslavement

The Guardian - UK

From the archive: how the Guardian covered slavery

The paper supported abolition – but backed payment for enslavers, and criticised more radical campaigners. In the US civil war, the editors refused to support the north

The Guardian - UK

How our founders’ links to slavery change the Guardian today

The Guardian is facing up to, and apologising for, the fact that its first editor drew his wealth from a practice that was a crime against humanity

Reason

The Declining Political Significance of Irish-American Identity

Conflict between Irish-Americans and WASPs was once a major feature of American politics. Its near-total disappearance is a hopeful development that we can learn from.

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