black lives matter Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones" David Pescovitz

racism America's obsession with tipping of course has racist roots Thom Dunn

slavery Confederate memorial removed to make way for John Lewis statue Rob Beschizza

slavery U.S. Treasury resumes efforts to place Harriet Tubman on $20 dollar bill Xeni Jardin

immigration The wild story of the first known Chinese person to live in Boston in the 1790s Thom Dunn

slavery The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing 40,000 anti-slavery documents from the 19th century Thom Dunn

politics GOP Senator Tom Cotton describes slavery as "necessary evil" Rob Beschizza

photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff

black lives matter It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized Rusty Blazenhoff

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

education Elementary school apologizes after children of color were asked by peers to role-play as slaves for lesson David Pescovitz

racism White woman interrupted a Broadway talkback to call the playwright "racist against white people." Thom Dunn

facebook In Kuwait, domestic laborers are bought and sold on Instagram Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The Folio Society is releasing a gorgeous edition of Octavia Butler's "Kindred" Cory Doctorow

not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow

movies Trailer for new Harriet Tubman biopic David Pescovitz

usausausa Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Cory Doctorow

fox news Bill O'Reilly sums up American history perfectly in two tweets, doesn't realize it Xeni Jardin

videos Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations to Congress Cory Doctorow

History After 150 years, Runaway Negro Creek finally has a new name David Pescovitz