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

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

Wall Street is known for its stock trades, but 300 years ago it was the site of a very different kind of investment.

Temu and Shein should be restricted from the U.S. market. Their supplies chains are highly likely to be engaged in slave ...

Pressley plans to push H.R. 40 forward for reparations stating the country is emboldened in "white supremacy and anti-Black ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...

Residents were given an opportunity to learn about their city’s role in the history of slavery in the United States, viewing ...

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

The USS Constellation is a well-known Civil War ship, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...