Researchers find records for enslaved Texans
CBS News producer Rodney Hawkins digs deep into his family's past with the help of the Lone Star Slavery Project at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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GOP wants "1619 Project" out of classrooms
Conservative lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to abandon curriculum like the "1619 Project," which they say fabricates American history, in school grant programs. Jesse Hagopian, co-editor of "Black Lives Matter at School" and a curriculum writer with Zinn Education Project and Rethinking Schools, joins CBSN to discuss.
Enslaved Black man should receive more than $500k
John "Jack" Christopher Smith, who has an intellectual disability, was forced to work 100 hours a week for about five years.
Houston raid uncovers 90 people in possible smuggling ring
Police discovered a possible human smuggling operation in Houston, with more than 90 adults crammed into one house. Omar Villafranca has the details.
Slavery reparations bill appears set to advance in House
The House Judiciary Committee plans to prepare and vote on the measure first proposed by the late Congressman John Conyers in 1989.
Evanston official: Reparations plan falls short
The city of Evanson, Illinois voted to become the first U.S. city to make reparation money available to Black residents impacted by decades of housing discrimination. Alderwoman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote on the Evanston City Council against the program, she joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss her difficult decision.
8/21: 60 Minutes
60 Minutes investigates medical gear sold during Ebola crisis; then, Lesley Stahl reports on what's being called the financial technology revolution; and, a journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship.
9/17/20: Red and Blue
When will the COVID19 vaccine be available?; Pa. Supreme Court rules on Green Party candidate
New effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. The change was initially announced during the Obama administration but didn't happen during the Trump administration. Watch her comments on the renewed effort.
Biden dissolves controversial 1776 Commission
President Biden dissolved President Trump's controversial 1776 Commission, whose "patriotic education" report had outraged some historians, through executive action. Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, and Democratic strategist and founder of Northern Starr Strategies Michael Starr Hopkins join CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the commission and its report and Mr. Biden's call for racial justice in his inaugural address.
Pompeii excavation unearths well-preserved bodies of two men
Archaeologists have discovered the bodies of two men who died during so-called second pyroclastic flow, after the initial eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Voters to decide ballot initiatives
Washington Post political reporter Dave Weigel spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about some of the initiatives on state ballots this year, including potential new rules for gig economy workers, legalizing marijuana and psychedelic drugs, and removing clauses about slavery and indentured servitude from state constitutions.
Black man led by rope by cops on horseback suing for $1 million
Donald Neely's suit claims he was humiliated during the August 2019 arrest on a trespassing charge that was later dismissed.
California to study and recommend reparations for Black Americans
The reparations would not be limited to slavery, but the law requires the task force to give special consideration for Black people who are descendants of slaves.
AP uncovers labor abuses in palm oil industry
A disturbing new report is exposing evidence of widespread labor abuse in the lucrative palm oil industry. An investigation by the Associated Press uncovered dire conditions at plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's largest producers of palm oil. Palm oil is the world's most widely consumed vegetable oil and has made its way into the supply chains of world-famous brands. Associated Press investigative reporter Margie Mason joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Trump blasts 1619 Project and proposes his own "1776 commission"
The president said the project aimed at exploring how central slavery was to America's founding "warped" American history. He also signed an order creating a "1776 commission."
Barr compares coronavirus lockdowns to slavery
Attorney General William Barr is under fire for comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slavery. Jeff Pegues reports.
Barr compares pandemic to slavery
The attorney general made several shocking statements at a Constitution Day event sponsored by Hillsdale College. Catherine Herridge reports from the Department of Justice.
Juneteenth is officially a holiday in New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy announced that every third Friday in June will be a state and public holiday to "celebrate the end of the physical chains which once held Black Americans down."
Police probe magazine that depicted French lawmaker as chained slave
Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy says political correctness has gone too far. Daniele Obono says a magazine's "cruel" attack on her proves otherwise.
Chiwetel Ejiofor is hardly a household name, but his harrowing performance in the film "12 Year’s a Slave" is beginning to change all that. He's been nominated for almost every Best Actor award this season, including an Oscar
Chiwetel Ejiofor is hardly a household name, but his harrowing performance in the film "12 Year’s a Slave" is beginning to change all that. He's been nominated for almost every Best Actor award this season, including an Oscar. Lee Cowan reports.
London police moved in on a house after receiving a tip that three women had been held there against their will for 30 years. A women's charity had arranged for the three to escape, and police arrested a man and a woman
London police moved in on a house after receiving a tip that three women had been held there against their will for 30 years. A women's charity had arranged for the three to escape, and police arrested a man and a woman. Mark Phillips reports.
McQueen directed the bio-pic about a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery
"12 Years a Slave" has been in theaters nationwide for a short time, but is already generating Oscar buzz. The film tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slaver before the Civil War. Director Steve McQueen discusses the film with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.
Britain examines its slave-trade past
The Black Lives Matter campaign, which was propelled by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has become a worldwide movement, particularly in Britain, where the former colonial power is struggling to come to terms with the global stain of racism and its slave-trading history. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with art curators and historians about how countries like Britain profited from the triangle trade, and how slave owners profited even after slavery was abolished.
A historical reckoning for the global slave trade
The Black Lives Matter campaign has resonated in former colonial powers, like Britain, which are now struggling to come to terms with a racist past and the stain of slavery
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