Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...

It is important not to forget the "atrocities the British Empire was involved in," a playwright has said as her debut hit play heads to London. Azuka Oforka, 43, was one of two winners of the best ...

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 ...

They’re called “stumbling stones” and they’re unique in America, placed across Arlington to illustrate how pervasive and woven into our nation’s history slavery really was.

The Hampton National Historic Site near Towson tells the history of slavery at a former plantation site in Baltimore County.

Lucy and Lois Tritton were paraded through the streets of New Haven, led by a drummer shouting “slaves for sale.” The mother ...

Baylor has undertaken new research into its institutional history with slavery and is making changes to its campus. “Christian institutions have an opportunity because our commitment to justice ...

While on an artists’ retreat at a former slave plantation, our columnist Eirinie Carson muses on history’s worst moments – ...

A reimagined painting of Prince Mortimer, by New Jersey artist Kern Bruce is part of a display to celebrate Black History Month at City Hall in Middletown, Connecticut. (Courtesy of John Mills ...

Recognizable clothing labels, like Levis, and mass produced silk-screened tee-shirts contextualize the clothes in the present ...

Edmonia G. Highgate lived only 26 years, but she lived long enough to have a remarkable impact on the education of Black ...