Tag: Slavery

Events

Anti-Slavery Movement presentation June 4

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“A Conversation About the Anti-Slavery Movement in Kendall County and Congregationalism” will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4 at the Chapel on the Green, 107 W. Center, Yorkville. Historian Roger Matile will lead the presentation. He has received recognition and awards for his local history articles in the...

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Essays, legacy of slavery, explored in The 1619 Project

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Reprinted from November 25, December 2, 2021Second of four parts ‘“The Times published the 1619 Project in August 2019; the lynching of George Floyd the following May amplified its reach during a global racial reckoning. Its influence fueled what Chris Jackson, the publisher of the new book version, calls ‘a...

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