Featured in Issues & Controversies in American History: Should African Americans Receive Reparations for Slavery? Since the United States abolished slavery in 1865, former slaves and their descendants have raised the... read more →
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Issues & Controversies in American History: This Month in History, December 2019—The Monroe Doctrine
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