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  2. History of slavery - Wikipedia

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    Slavery played a notable role in the economy of the Byzantine Empire. Many slaves were sourced from wars within the Mediterranean and Europe while others were sourced from trading with Vikings visiting the empire. Slavery's role in the economy and the power of slave owners slowly diminished while laws gradually improved the rights of slaves.

  3. Double V campaign - Wikipedia

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    Harpers Ferry Center - Double V Campaign Museum Exhibit. The Double V campaign, initiated by the Pittsburgh Courier from February 1942, was a drive to promote the fight for democracy in overseas campaigns and at the home front in the United States for African Americans during World War II.

  4. WWII propaganda in the southern United States - Wikipedia

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    Stylized Japanese soldier, meant to appear ape-like Japanese symbolism being overshadowed and defeated by American production. After Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II. Crucial to the United States propaganda plan was to ensure that this attack was broadcast by any and all means. Japan was the enemy. [1]

  5. History of forced labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The increasing scrutiny of totalitarianism in the lead-up to World War II brought increased attention to issues of slavery and involuntary servitude, abroad and at home. [30] The U.S. sought to counter foreign propaganda and increase its credibility on the race issue by combatting the Southern peonage system. [31]

  6. Bryan Stevenson: America's failure to deal with history of ...

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    When it comes to white supremacy, Stevenson says he doesn't view recent trend as a resurgence, but an outcome of our practiced denial around America's past.

  7. Slave rebellion and resistance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Religion was utilised by enslaved African American women as a framework for resistance. The Bible was used to critique slavery and the conduct of slaveholders. Knowledge of the Bible allowed for enslaved women to gain social capital and become influential members of their communities by leading prayer meetings. [36

  8. Slavery in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In The Universal Law of Slavery, Fitzhugh argues that slavery provides everything necessary for life and that the slave is unable to survive in a free world because he is lazy, and cannot compete with the intelligent European white race. He states that "The negro slaves of the South are the happiest, and in some sense, the freest people in the ...

  9. Racism against African Americans in the U.S. military

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    "A Chronology of African American Military Service From the Colonial Era through the Antebellum Period" via Internet Archive, author unknown "Medal of Honor Recipients: African American World War II" archived U.S. Army Center of Military History web page; Michael Lee Lanning. The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell ...