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The Black man in this jail cell has been locked up for refusing to sign a labor contract. Under the Black Codes he is considered a vagrant. Freedpeople had to sign labor contracts to work for whites, or be convicted of vagrancy and fined.   

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In a recent development, Mississippi legislators have passed a law that is poised to reshape the judicial system in Jackson

Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power.

The growth of Black Codes in the South made it clear that freedpeople needed the support and protection of the federal government. On March 3, 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, to provide relief and help formerly enslaved people become self-sufficient.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 11, 2023 -- As we move into an era of resolution, we think it is important to qualify the understanding that racism, systemic or

Since 2005, students in the African American history class at Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science have staged a program in conjunction with the Eighth of May, the day Columbus slaves were emancipated by federal troops – May 8, 1865.

When the unmarked graves of the people who would come to be known as the "Sugar Land 95" were discovered on a property owned by Fort Bend ISD five years

Earlier this year, Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Green called on Americans to consider a national divorce with red and blue states splitting up. Historian and author Clay Jenkinson rarely agrees with her, but this time he thinks she might be right, and he claims one of Virginia’s best-loved leaders agreed as Sandy Hausman reports.

The San Leandro Unified School District and the City of San Leandro announce a joint partnership to address the damage caused to the Cary Drive/Haas Ave Pedestrian Bridge during the recent storms. The San Leandro Unified School District and the City of San Leandro have joined forces to explore potential solutions for pedestrian traffic in the impacted area. SAN LEANDRO, CA - The San Leandro Unified School District and the City of San Leandro announce a joint partnership to address the damage cau...