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Legislation supporting reparations for Black DC residents introduced

Slave sale block set to be displayed in museum, with context

‘Talbot Boys’ Confederate statue to remain outside Easton courthouse

More complete documentation of Md. Underground Railroad sites planned

Students file petition to rename Richard Montgomery High School

On Juneteenth, Smithsonian head says change requires protest: ‘You’ve got to push it’

More slavery

Police arrest activist who admitted taking Charlottesville slave auction block

New digital project lays bare history of slavery around the White House

Georgetown says fundraising, not student fee, will support projects to benefit descendants of slaves

Ceremonies, bells mark 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Va.

DC-area national parks to mark 400 years after 1st arrival of enslaved Africans in Va.

Frederick Douglass’ words prompt reflection on Independence Day

‘The first blow against the edifice of slavery’: DC’s Emancipation Day, and why it matters now

Woman identified as last survivor of US-African slave trade

Study of old slave quarters in Maryland leads to scientific breakthrough