Why America at 250 Still Cannot Face Slavery ^80.1%

Mother Jones - By Reveal - 7/4/2026, 7:01 AM

Biased Writer Voice 38.6% - Framing Effect 34.8% - Negativity Bias 34.8%

When Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1980s, the city—one of America’s most prominent slave trading spaces before the Civil War—had dozens of Confederate monuments and memorials, but nothing commemorating slavery. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Today, thanks to... more