Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case. After they were stolen ...

Special appearances by Henry Louis Gates Jr. America's defining institution, as told through the lives of nine enslaved people. Enroll in the college course you wish you'd taken, learning from ...

Slavery is often associated with the South. A new book shifts the narrative West. “California, a Slave State,” details 250 years of slavery and slave revolts in California. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson ...

Enslaved people helped build the foundation of CT. Get to know the lives they lived. Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut and across New England. Enslaved people helped build the foundation of much ...

What was it like to live as an enslaved family right here in the Triangle area? Today, you can visit remains of one of the state’s largest plantations – and learn the names and stories of hundreds of ...

The whitewashing of American history continues with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ alternative to AP U.S. History courses. While claiming ...

A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry Boddie, 2017. This work juxtaposes an image of a housing development in Harlem, ...

As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I often hear remarks like, “Slavery was totally different back then, right?” “Well, it couldn’t have been ...

Back in January, Florida barred its schools from piloting an Advanced Placement course in African American studies. At the time, the state’s evaluators justified this decision with reference to the ...

A rival Advanced Placement curriculum is offering a dangerous view of the Constitution and America's founders ...