These trees were essential to the enslaved people’s labor, yet they also provided refuge and a path to escape,” Jones said.

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The Trump administration has announced that it's firing several hundred probationary employees across the federal government.

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The United States has officially updated its maps to Gulf of America. Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico for some users.

The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a March 24 hearing to determine whether Louisiana will have one or two majority-Black ...