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A Slaveholder Lie Still Circulates In 21st Century America

Slaveholder propaganda is still circulating in America in the 21st Century, even in the black community. Here are three examples: 1) A few years ago a black man I had never met stopped his beautiful pick-up truck beside me as … Continue reading

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Frederick Douglas — “An American Slave”

Frederick Douglas was claimed to be personal property from his birth around 1818 in the state of Maryland.  He was physically, mentally, and emotionally abused — kept in degraded conditions and treated like an animal.  He was separated from his … Continue reading

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