/tags/slavery Slavery en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 05 May 2025 19:36:03 GMT /education/2025-05-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-austin-independent-school-district-crt-1619-project-slavery-history-race His office plans to depose the superintendent and others as part of an investigation into whether the district is using teaching materials linked to the "1619 Project," which was banned in Texas public schools 2021. Mon, 05 May 2025 19:36:03 GMT /education/2025-05-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-austin-independent-school-district-crt-1619-project-slavery-history-race Becky Fogel /education/2022-07-01/state-education-board-members-push-back-on-proposal-to-use-involuntary-relocation-to-describe-slavery The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:39:43 GMT /education/2022-07-01/state-education-board-members-push-back-on-proposal-to-use-involuntary-relocation-to-describe-slavery Brian Lopez /austin/2022-04-22/rediscovered-slave-quarters-in-west-campus-help-tell-the-story-of-urban-enslavement-in-austin It was only in recent years that the Neill-Cochran House Museum discovered the two-story outbuilding on its site was originally used to house enslaved people. Now, the museum is trying to reincorporate that history into the property's narrative � and the story of Austin as a whole. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:57:42 GMT /austin/2022-04-22/rediscovered-slave-quarters-in-west-campus-help-tell-the-story-of-urban-enslavement-in-austin Marisa Charpentier /texas/2021-06-18/galveston-unpacks-juneteenth-history-with-new-downtown-mural This weekend, Texans will celebrate Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day enslaved African-Americans were liberated in Texas � more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. That happened when Union troops arrived in Galveston, where on Saturday many will celebrate with a Juneteenth parade and the dedication of a new mural. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:27:37 GMT /texas/2021-06-18/galveston-unpacks-juneteenth-history-with-new-downtown-mural Elizabeth Trovall /politics/2021-06-17/juneteenth-is-now-a-federal-holiday June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed � more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:56:49 GMT /politics/2021-06-17/juneteenth-is-now-a-federal-holiday Alana Wise /texas/2021-06-16/forget-the-alamo-author-says-we-have-the-texas-origin-story-all-wrong In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo � including the story that Davy Crockett refused to surrender. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:46:48 GMT /texas/2021-06-16/forget-the-alamo-author-says-we-have-the-texas-origin-story-all-wrong Dave Davies /politics/2021-06-16/house-passes-a-bill-to-commemorate-juneteenth-as-a-federal-holiday The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:29:10 GMT /politics/2021-06-16/house-passes-a-bill-to-commemorate-juneteenth-as-a-federal-holiday Alana Wise /crime-justice/2021-06-16/companies-making-juneteenth-a-paid-holiday-say-its-the-right-thing-to-do Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died in Minneapolis while in police custody. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:34:48 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-16/companies-making-juneteenth-a-paid-holiday-say-its-the-right-thing-to-do Marisa Peñaloza /politics/2021-06-15/senate-unanimously-approves-a-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-public-holiday Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:32:36 GMT /politics/2021-06-15/senate-unanimously-approves-a-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-public-holiday Alana Wise /crime-justice/2021-05-08/bill-seeks-to-amend-texas-constitution-to-ban-slavery Advocates say they hope a constitutional amendment would end the use of forced labor in the prison system. If passed, the measure would go before voters in November. Sat, 08 May 2021 14:11:34 GMT /crime-justice/2021-05-08/bill-seeks-to-amend-texas-constitution-to-ban-slavery Sangita Menon