History lessons about the Underground Railroad generally omit some important details. Instead of focusing on benevolent white men who helped escaped slaves in their flight to freedom, the Blacks ...

The opening day of the symposium celebrating the landmark work, “From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans,” by celebrated historian and Duke faculty emeritus John Hope Franklin, was ...

Much has been written about St. Louis’ slave history. The study of census tracts of the times notes the city’s rapid growth of Black slaves increased from 268 in 1799 to 2,656 by 1850. A mere 30 years ...

For the sake of sharing some newly emerging Black and deeply rooted American history, Hayden Flanagan, 13, a student at Calvin Christian School in South Holland, had no reservations about playing the ...

“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” uses artifacts, art, audio and video to explore the horrors of enslavement alongside the struggle for justice. Looming over the first section of ...

This story originally published online at Duke Today and is republished here with permission. Videography by Ayanna Shepherd. Photos by Bill Snead. The opening day of the symposium celebrating the ...

(WBNG) -- The Underground Railroad, a clandestine trail of routes sprawled across the United States in the mid-19th Century, helped slaves, also referred to as “freedom finders.” Operating under ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Shackles. Cotton. The Big House. Americans tend to think of slavery in ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A light breeze sends ripples down the sun-dappled Alabama River. From this perch on the bluff it is hard to imagine this gently meandering stretch of the 318-mile waterway was ...

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same Kinsey Gidick An 1812 illustration of a private from the ...

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is cleaning up comments she made about the U.S. Civil War after catching heat from both sides of the political aisle. Haley faced a backlash from the ...