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By the time George Washington died, more than 300 enslaved people lived and toiled on his Mount Vernon farm. Painting by Junius Brutus Stearns, 19th Century. — Getty Images/Superstock RM

February 04, 2018

Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery’s ‘Hard History’

Man clad in Ku Klux Klan type robes uses bullhorn to address crowd in Marquette Park, Chicago on August 21, 1966 following rally staged by American Nazi Party. He was arrested for speaking without a permit and identified himself as Evan Lewis, 34, of — (AP Photo/Charles E. Knoblock)

July 22, 2015

SPLC Finds 21 Active Hate Groups In Illinois

Research from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) shows that Illinois has the second largest number of hate groups in the Midwest.

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