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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery by Learning for Justice

Jul 28, 202601:10:56Education

After the Civil War and emancipation, slavery evolved into other exploitive economic and legal systems, the legacy of which can still be seen today. Historian James Brewer Stewart discusses how modern slavery operates ar...

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