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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.     Please welcome guest host Julie Zauzmer Weil, who covers D.C.'s local government for The Washington Post.    By Julie Zauzmer Weil  Email In the fall of 2020, shortly after a summer of protests for racial justice on the streets of D.C., Washington did something that a lot of cities have done lately: Local leaders published a list of buildings, parks and streets they thought should be renamed because of their namesakes' historical wrongdoings. As a local reporter covering D.C.'s city government, I wanted to learn why each historical figure was on that list. Many of the men listed were enslavers. And late that night, I noticed that several of them had been in Congress. I goggled, "Members of Congress who were slaveholders." I was sure that a list would pop right up. It didn't. I scrolled through the Google results. There was no list. ADVERTISEMENT   In some sense, I knew that very night that I would make this list someday. I hope many readers find it useful, whether that means historians analyzing early American political decisions who download my data, descendants of both enslaved people and enslavers who are researching their own family histories, or residents of towns where those renaming debates are underway. And the project is not finished; while I found more than 1,700 enslavers in Congress, I am still seeking answers about more than 600 additional congressmen. I hope readers will help me complete the work. More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. The Washington Post has compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents. By Julie Zauzmer Weil, Adrian Blanco and Leo Dominguez ●  Read more »   Sidney Poitier gave Black Americans a reason to fall in love with movies Opinion ●  By Wil Haygood ●  Read more »   I owe an apology to America's English learners, starting with my mother Perspective ●  By Quiara Alegría Hudes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Former students sue Georgetown, Columbia and other elite universities over financial aid practices By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Susan Svrluga ●  Read more »   Greg Gutfeld has risen to the top at Fox News — and that's no joke By Manuel Roig-Franzia ●  Read more »   Chinatowns are struggling to survive. Grace Young is reminding Americans why they matter. By Kristen Hartke ●  Read more »   When the pandemic began, some reconsidered getting pregnant. The result: 60,000 missing births By Tara Bahrampour ●  Read more »   The firing of Brian Flores shows the uphill climb Black NFL coaches still face Perspective ●  By John Feinstein ●  Read more »   How does Netflix's 'Rebelde' reboot compare with the original? Analysis ●  By Bethonie Butler ●  Read more »   Race in America: Voting Rights with Martin Luther King III The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for "no celebration" on MLK Day if Congress has not passed voting rights legislation. On Friday, Jan. 14 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Martin Luther King III, the late civil rights leader's eldest son and the chair of the Drum Major Institute, discusses his push around voting rights, what he thinks Congress should do about the filibuster and the lessons from his father's enduring legacy. By Washington Post Live ●  Read more »     What we're reading The coming psychedelic-industrial complex By Roberto Lovato | Alta ●  Read more »   Life lessons my brave gay uncle taught me By Ismael Pérez | Chicago Sun Times ●  Read more »   'Unsilenced': Stories of enslaved Indigenous people By Sandra Hale Schulman | Indian Country Today  ●  Read more »   61 books by women of color to read in 2022 By R.O. Kwon | Electric Lit  ●  Read more »     Word on the street   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Lily Lines for important and empowering stories for women in the know to start and end your week. Delivered on Mondays and Thursdays. Sign up »

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