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Pope Nicholas V: The Pope Who Granted Portugal the Right to Enslave Africans in 1452

Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli in 1397, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1447 until his death in 1455. While his pontificate is remembered for its contributions to art, and...
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The Anti-Lynching Crusaders: The Women Who Fought to End The Lynching of African Americans

During the early 20th century, when lynching was a widespread tool of racial terror in the United States, a...