Tag Archives: Slavery

“What To A Slave Is Your Fourth Of July?”

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Dave Bradley

  I try to remember to post this every year in some form to remind us that the history that most of us were taught had a few holes in it. For most of us the horrible history of slavery … Continue reading →

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Ex Slaves Talk About Slavery In The US

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Dave Bradley

10 minutes: https://youtu.be/fZfcc21c6Uo From the poster on YouTube: (John Brooks) “A story done by ABC News in 1999 about slavery as told by people who were slaves.  Recorded in the 1940’s.” Stumbled on this while looking for something else.  I … Continue reading →

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‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Descendants Read Frederick Douglass’ Speech | NPR This may go against Iowa’s new law against teaching about race. We here at blogforiowa believe our readers are adults and can handle material that reveals truths about slavery. I even invite Kim … Continue reading →

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Juneteenth Is A National Holiday

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Paul Deaton

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a law which created Juneteenth (June 19) as a federal holiday. Following are the president’s remarks at the signing ceremony. East Room – 3:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank … Continue reading →

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Slavery And The Costco Halo

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Paul Deaton

On Thursday the Los Angeles Times reported a Costco member sued the retailer on allegations that it knowingly sold frozen prawns that were the product of slave labor. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in the Northern District … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Thumb Their Noses At Iowans

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Three fine examples of Republican leaders in Iowa and what they really think of the average Iowan. First is not an elected official, but WHO radio personality Jan Mickelson whose program is essentially Republican propaganda. Second we have a story … Continue reading →

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Confederate Flag: Heritage And Hate

Posted on August 5, 2015 by bfiaralphscharnau

Slavery and Jim Crow discrimination cast a long shadow on American society. Racial hatred remains a potent force in our society, as a recent horrific event reminds us. On June 17, a white gunman massacred nine blacks in a Charleston … Continue reading →

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Overnight Dispatches

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Even if we remove references to the mogul from the feed, Monday was a very busy news day. Word came last night of Herald Smith’s passing. Smith was founder of CRST, Inc., the trucking company he famously started in a … Continue reading →

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Overnight Dispatches

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Following the news has been like drinking from a fire hose. What the corporate media doles out to us is only a small fraction of the story. Here are some events that happened in the last 12 hours. The Mount … Continue reading →

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Seafood For Thought

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Paul Deaton

The silence on the story of human trafficking connected with slavery in the seafood industry is deafening. Margie Mason of the Associated Press reported Tuesday that Indonesian police arrested seven suspects in an ongoing case. “Five Thai boat captains and … Continue reading →

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