Opinion: Why March 2 is the true birthday of modern America
On March 2, 1867, Congress abolished the governments of the Confederate states and forced them to create new constitutions and to ratify the 14th Amendment. That act remade America.
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On March 2, 1867, Congress abolished the governments of the Confederate states and forced them to create new constitutions and to ratify the 14th Amendment. That act remade America.
The month of February in behind us. For many, its just the second month of the new year; for African Americans, for the nation, it is a month of discovery
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Historians are spreading awareness about the impact that the rebellion against Virginia’s governor in 1676 had on race-based slavery in America, and the legacy of Black people enslaved on the land
Historians are spreading awareness about the impact that the rebellion against Virginia’s governor in 1676 had on race-based slavery in America, and the legacy of Black people enslaved on the land