Trivia Question:
How many states never allowed slavery within their borders?
A) 4
B) 10
C) 6
D) 9
Equity and Exclusion, Pt. 3: How The Sheppard-Towner Maternity and
Equity & Exclusion, Pt. 3: The 1921 Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act. a law meant to help mothers ended up displacing a generation of Black midwives and birth workers.
Equity & Exclusion (Pt. 2): 40 Acres And A Mule,
Equity and Exclusion, Part 2: In January 1865, Savannah's Black ministers were asked what freedom actually required. Their answer led to Special Field Order No. 15, "40 Acres and a Mule." Within eighteen months, the promise was broken. Watch the story, one of 80 entries in Equity & Exclusion.
Equity and Exclusion: 250 Years of Federal Action Shaping Black
Equity and Exclusion: an interactive timeline tracing 250 years of federal actions and their impact on Black Americans.
