Reparations debate

In this short story, from the 1853 abolitionist collection Autographs for Freedom, Parker shares a heartbreaking tale that shows some of the damage enslavement inflicts on families.

Written in 1900, this text presents the views of a former enslaver about the value of slavery for those enslaved.

This is a Democratic campaign document discussing the South’s monetary stakes.

Jordan's poem takes on an sarcastic tone as she describes the duties, punishments, emotions and false promises endured by African Americans since slavery in response to Bill Clinton's description of affirmative action as "a psychologically difficult time for the so-called angry White man."