When we think about the era of American slavery, many of us tend to think of it as the far distant past. While slavery doesn't exist as a formal institution today, there are people living who knew formerly enslaved black Americans first-hand. In the wide arc of history, the legal enslavement of people on U.S. soil is a recent occurrence—so recent, in fact, that we have voice recordings of interviews with people who lived it.Many of us have read written accounts of enslavement, from Frederick Douglass's autobiography to some of the 2,300 first-person accounts housed in the Library of Congress. But how many of us have heard the actual voices of people who were enslaved telling their own stories?ABC News' Nightline with Ted Koppel aired a segment in 1999 in which we can hear the first-person accounts of people who had been enslaved taken from interviews conducted in the 1930s and 40s (also housed in the Library of Congress). They include the voice of a man named Fountain Hughes, who was born into slavery in 1848 and whose grandfather had "belonged to" Thomas Jefferson.As Koppel says in the segment, "The results of these digitally enhanced recordings are arresting, almost unbelievable. The idea of hearing the voices of actual slaves from the plantations of the Old South is as powerful—as startling, really—as if you could hear Abraham Lincoln or Robert E. Lee speak."Indeed, hearing formerly enslaved people share their experiences of being bought and sold like cattle, sleeping on bare pallets, and witnessing whippings for insubordination is a heartbreaking reminder of how close we are to this ugly chapter of our history. The segment is well worth ten minutes to watch:This article originally appeared on 03.09.20

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Decision Desk HQ’s new survey showed Trump up 0.2 percent in the very blue state of Virginia and up 1.6 percent in deep blue Minnesota. Biden won Minnesota by 7 points in 2020. Those results are remarkable, and while the percentage is small, it is unheard of. It has been decades since a Republican presidential […] The post Trump Pulls a Small Lead in Two Deep Blue States appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

CNN has announced the final rules for the first scheduled debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, stating on Saturday that both camps had agreed to a number of stipulations for the event set to take place on June 27th. According to the report published Saturday, both Trump and Biden have agreed to a 90-minute face-off with two commercial breaks — which will be hosted by “State of the Union” anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash — during which neither candidate will be allowed any contact with members of their campaign. Inbox: CNN finalizes debate rules. Podiums No props or notes Each gets a pen, pad, bottle of water Mics muted except when it’s their turn to speak cnn says, by their calculation, RFK jr. Only only the ballot for 89 electoral votes so unlikely to qualify. pic.twitter.com/HxF09TNH3k — Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 15, 2024 In addition, the former president and the current president — whose 2020 debates were marked with insults and interruptions from both parties — have also agreed to have microphones muted when it is not their turn to speak. They will not be permitted to bring notes or props, but they will each be given a bottle of water, a pen, and paper for use during the debate. Both candidates will stand behind a podium for the duration of the debate, and will flip a coin at the outset to determine who stands where. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP While it is possible that other candidates — namely Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Jill Stein — could qualify for the debates, it is unlikely. In order to qualify, they would have to receive at least 15% in at least four national polls, and they also have to appear on the ballot in enough states that they could possibly win 270 electoral votes. Of the three non-major party candidates, only Kennedy has received more than 15% in any qualifying poll — but he is still one short with just three. In addition, Kennedy is only on the ballot in six states and has a possible electoral vote total of just 89, leaving him 181 short of the total necessary to participate in the debate. As previously noted, one major change from debates in years past is that this debate will have no studio audience.