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Project reveals University of Maryland's ties to slavery, a blueprint for accountability
A research project reveals the University of Maryland’s ties to slavery. News4’s Dominique Moody reports on its findings and the school’s connection to historic communities in College Park.
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New museum in Alabama tells history of last known slave ship to US and its survivors
A new museum Alabama tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to have transported Africans to the American South for enslavement.
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Stained Glass Window Shows Jesus Christ With Dark Skin, Stirring Questions About Race in New England
A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window showing a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women has been rediscovered in a Rhode Island church.
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Descendants of Robert E. Lee, Enslaved People Meet for Reconciliation Ceremony
News4’s Derrick Ward has more on the goal of the reunion at Arlington House.
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Virginia Judge Uses Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos Are Property
News4’s Derrick Ward reports some lawyers are blasting a Fairfax County judge’s opinion about the future of a divorced couple’s embryos.
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Midterm Voters Decide to Overturn Slavery in Several States – But Not All
Voters in five states went to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to ban slavery and forced prison labor.
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Several States Ban Slavery at Ballot Box, But Not All
Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.