At an antebellum plantation, during Black History Month, over 100 people came to a lecture about slavery on Saturday.

Walker’s new installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art offers us visions from both the past and future.

Census showing residents of Yonkers By Dennis Richmond Jr. A conversation about slavery is never easy. It is an open wound, a ...

The Gullah Geechee descended from Africans enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations. Efforts are underway to ...

Anthony Mackie reflects on his family’s past when playing Captain America:“My father was told he had to drop out of school in eight grade to pick cotton with my grandfather, and I’m Captain America.

Take a Louisiana plantation tour and discover how glamorous New Orleans society was supported by enslaved workers who made ...

Discover how African Americans have contributed to the U.S. economy, despite historical inequalities. Explore the impact of ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...

During the slavery era in the United States, enslaved Black workers made up nearly half the workforce in the Southern states. Unlike the white labor pool, these workers received no wages or ...