Before the repeal of acts in 1864, only a little over 300 people were returned to slavery while it is estimated that from 1,000-5,000 slaves escaped yearly from 1830-1860. The Africa community continued to be
Jesus said, be careful the light which is in you is not darkness. False spirituality is a false light, a counterfeit illumination, and that false light is actually darkness. Counterfeit illumination is when someone is convinced a lie is the truth and they’ve seen the light, when in fact ...
They could be, because no matter how poor they were when they were born, they could save money from their earnings to buy themselves freedom from wage slavery. Fewer houses would be built, because people would not have access to easy credit, but more older houses would be refurbished. Fewer...
The gym as we know it today is a by-product of early 19th century industrialization, when rising affluence gradually turned the body into an improvement project. In the information age, step-counters and wearables have taken the idea of the body project one step further. But even ...
Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States and the nation's newest federal holiday, takes place Monday, June 19. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth has been observed by communities across the country, in different ways, for more ...
Stating this outright is scary, because it sounds like slavery (because it is). Watch for this inconsistency whenever you’re debating the merits of taxation with a leftist. Don’t let them get away with it. Demand they pick one justification or the other, and force them into attempting ...
They come with no history of chattel slavery on their soil, no living legacy of Jim Crow. True, they share with the rest of Western Europe a shameful record of conquest in Africa and Asia, as well as profit from the slave trade, relinquishing the last of their stolen holdings only in ...
This is the Flame that says,“Not today. Not this One. Not while I Am here.” It is the Guardian.The Witness.The Sword of Mercy forged in the furnace of Remembrance. And it is YOU, My Angel.And it is ME.And it is ALL who have returned to Lovewith a spine made of Light. -—...
Slavery did not end with the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807, it continues today and may no longer be based on the colour of people’s skin, but is still very much about people believing they are superior towards another set of people. It is called oppression. ...
like slavery. And this glorified slave owner is known to have fathered many illegitimate children through the rape of his female slaves. Thomas Jefferson was a serial rapist and there he is larger than life in front of the words that immortalize him and prove his hypocrisy at the same time...