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1 day ago · Feinstein summarises the key issues for scholars trying to analyse sexual violence during slavery: the lack of legal recognition of the rape of black women and the associated dearth of sources; the evolving definition of ‘rape’ and associated crimes; and the inadequacy of early scholarship in uncovering problems of gendered and sexual violence.
5 days ago · Secretary Haaland has said “Native American history is American history,” and under her leadership, the Department of the Interior has taken great strides in telling the untold and hidden ...
2 days ago · The Untold Story of Les Petites Bon Bons. As gay liberation sparked in the early ’70s, a flamboyant group of Milwaukeeans called Les Petites Bon Bons became artists in residence of Los Angeles’ glitter rock scene, court jesters for rock ‘n’ roll royalty, and masterful manipulators of mass media. It was the early 1970s, a few years after ...
4 days ago · Juneteenth celebrations in the United States declined in the 1960s, overshadowed by the civil rights movement. However, the holiday began to regain its importance in 1968 when the Poor People’s Campaign, originally led by Martin Luther King, Jr., held a Juneteenth Solidarity Day.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · The most celebrated Black explorer of the Americas was Estéban, who traveled through the Southwest in the 1530s. The uninterrupted history of Black people in the United States began in 1619, when 20 Africans were landed in the English colony of Virginia.
- Hollis Lynch
5 days ago · The American Revolution (1775–83) was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
1 day ago · Bob Andrews was an American hero who served with distinction in the US Army. He grew up in a small town, learnt the values of hard work, dedication and patriotism which stayed with him throughout his life. After joining the army boot camp training program at 18 years old, he went on to become one of the finest soldiers America had ever seen.
