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There is an ongoing, emotionally charged debate about if and how the U.S. government should make economic amends to black American descendants of slaves,…
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William Henry Ellis was born a slave in Victoria, Texas, in 1864 — a year before slavery was abolished in the state.Ellis was able to take advantage of…
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He was born a slave in Texas and became a Mexican millionaire. William Henry Ellis had one of the most remarkable, and mysterious, rags-to-riches stories…
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From Texas Standard : Two people can be in the same situation, but their perceptions of that situation can be very different. And that can affect their...
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On Fronteras:Researchers are looking into how to raise awareness about rising rates of cancer in the Latino population (0:15).Texas schools are teaching…
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Eighth graders at Great Hearts Monte Vista North charter school Wednesday were assigned homework that suggested there is a positive side to slavery.The…
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On this episode of Texas Matters:LGBTQ candidates on Texas ballots for the 2018 midterm elections.Nazis on Texas college campuses (08:14).Old Texas folk…
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Slaves on the auction block in 2017 in North Africa. We’ll investigate.
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Texas joined the Confederacy on March 2, 1861. About 70,000 men from Texas then joined the rebellious fight to preserve slavery. The women who stayed…
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When Michelle Obama referred to slaves building the White House, she gave a nod to a back story that needs to be appreciated, says Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House.