/tags/slavery slavery en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Dozens of people came to honor the estimated 2 million people who died at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Amara Evering /government-politics/2025-12-12/floridas-capital-city-approves-plan-to-sell-golf-course-built-on-slaves-graves-despite-outcry Local officials in Florida's capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club. The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3 to 2 to approve the deal Wednesday, despite vocal opposition from local residents and historians. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:45:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-12/floridas-capital-city-approves-plan-to-sell-golf-course-built-on-slaves-graves-despite-outcry Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /commentary/2025-07-03/lincoln-in-indiana-rep-salazar-trump-is-no-lincoln COMMENTARY By likening Trump's immigrant-demonization crusade to Lincoln's abolition of slavery, Miami U.S. Rep. MarĂ­a Elvira Salazar risks discrediting her own Lincolnesque immigration reform efforts. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2025-07-03/lincoln-in-indiana-rep-salazar-trump-is-no-lincoln Tim Padgett /history/2025-04-21/descendants-of-slave-owners-and-enslaved-people-in-the-caribbean-call-for-reparations-at-the-un For the first time, descendants of slave owners and slaves in former British colonies in the Caribbean sat at the same table with diplomats and experts from those nations to discuss the issue of reparations. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:49:00 GMT /history/2025-04-21/descendants-of-slave-owners-and-enslaved-people-in-the-caribbean-call-for-reparations-at-the-un Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press /americas/2024-02-01/brazil-facing-calls-for-reparations-wrangles-with-its-painful-legacy-of-slavery Brazil received more slaves from Africa than any other place did. But the country has struggled to have meaningful conversations about its past. Until now. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:46:52 GMT /americas/2024-02-01/brazil-facing-calls-for-reparations-wrangles-with-its-painful-legacy-of-slavery Associated Press /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-07-31/critics-slam-floridas-black-history-lesson-on-benefit-of-slavery The Florida Department of Education has issued new standards for teaching Black history in public schools. On the South Florida Roundup, we discussed reaction to the controversy. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:32:33 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-07-31/critics-slam-floridas-black-history-lesson-on-benefit-of-slavery Ammy Galeano /florida-news/2023-07-27/black-lawmakers-press-justice-and-education-departments-to-investigate-floridas-race-curriculum The caucus wants the federal agencies to examine whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the curriculum in the state — from banning books covering racial themes to a recent decision to add language about the positive impacts of slavery. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:21:02 GMT /florida-news/2023-07-27/black-lawmakers-press-justice-and-education-departments-to-investigate-floridas-race-curriculum Gary Fields | Associated Press /commentary/2023-07-27/slavery-education-florida-latin-america COMMENTARY Florida's ham-handed and offensive new slavery education agenda puts it at the head of a centuries-long effort to whitewash the New World's original sin. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-07-27/slavery-education-florida-latin-america Tim Padgett /americas/2023-05-23/records-of-french-slaves-inscribed-on-u-n-world-heritage-register Several hundred documents and items giving the details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” register. Tue, 23 May 2023 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-05-23/records-of-french-slaves-inscribed-on-u-n-world-heritage-register Associated Press /government-politics/2023-03-08/as-other-states-ban-unpaid-slave-prison-labor-lawmakers-drop-plans-to-tackle-issue-in-florida There’s a glaring loophole in the U.S. 13th Amendment: incarcerated Americans can be slaves of the state. Four states recently amended their constitutions to ban unpaid prison labor — but a similar proposal in Florida now isn't moving forward, with lawmakers citing a climate of political fear over race-related issues in the state. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:26:40 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-08/as-other-states-ban-unpaid-slave-prison-labor-lawmakers-drop-plans-to-tackle-issue-in-florida Wilkine Brutus