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Ancestry releases records of 183,000 enslaved individuals in America

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The genealogy company has digitized and published 38,000 newspaper articles from between 1788 and 1867—before Black Americans were counted as citizens in the U.S. census. By Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian —…

June 13, 2024

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15 American landmarks that were built by slaves

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By James Pasley, Business Insider — In 2016, former first lady Michelle Obama declared as a sign of how far the nation has come: “I wake up every morning in…

October 30, 2019

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Ancestry releases records of 183,000 enslaved individuals in America

15 American landmarks that were built by slaves

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