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Fifth Circuit Rules That A Federal Law Punishing Hate Crimes Is A Permissible Exercise Of Congress’ Power Under The Thirteenth Amendment

July 15, 2015

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In today’s decision in United States v. Cannon, US Court of Appeals for the the Fifth Circuit upheld a federal statute banning racially motivated violent crimes as a permissible exercise of congressional powe...

America’s Slave Empire

MH Staff

June 26, 2015

North America, World

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Three prisoners—Melvin Ray, James Pleasant and Robert Earl Council—who led work stoppages in Alabama prisons in January 2014 as part of the Free Alabama Movement have spent the last 18 months in solitary confin...

A Powerful Letter From My Great-Great-Grandfather, Who Escaped Slavery In 1855

MH Staff

June 21, 2015

Culture, History

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White Americans aren’t the only ones who don’t like to remember slavery and its history. According to the Office of Minority Health, in 2012 there were 43.1 million people who identify as African-American. I c...

African Chiefs Urged To Apologise For Slave Trade

MH Staff

June 11, 2015

Africa, World

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Traditional African rulers whose ancestors collaborated with European and Arab slave traders should follow Britain and the United States by publicly saying sorry, according to human rights organisations. The...

King Leopold II Of Belgium Killed 10 Million Congolese

MH Staff

June 9, 2015

Culture, History

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Take a look at this picture. Do you know who it is? Most people haven’t heard of him. But you should have. When you see his face or hear his name you should get as sick in your stomach as when you read about ...

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