With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

President Nujoma never forgot the timely and vigorous support of Zimbabwe as Namibian dusk turned to dawn. It is this context ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

This past Jan. 20 was an unusually noteworthy day for all Americans. It was the day we inaugurated a new president, once ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

The history behind slavery is a very dark history, from being chained, whipped, raped, and lynched. Some of that history took place in Columbus, Georgia. according to historian, Johnnie Warner who ...

Ellis’ dream of wresting power from the emperor was but one small moment in his boundary-breaking life. Eulogized as a ...

Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad — Spanish for “Friendship” ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for ... gang rape and sexual slavery, according to the U.N. human rights office. Ahead of the summit, the United States warned of ...