Attendees, many of them dressed in white, gathered near Africatown Bridge on the banks of the river, where the ship remains ...

In theory, American slavery reparations would be paid by entities that participated in slavery, such as the federal government, local governments, ... Interim Archives / Getty Images ...

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people. A lawyer says the images will be transferred to a South Carolina museum as part of ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...

Harvard University reached a settlement Wednesday with the descendants of enslaved people who had their photos taken by a university professor back in the 1800s. Tamara Lanier, the great-great-great ...

The International African American Museum (IAMM) in South Carolina will soon be in possession of 175-year-old photos believed to be of early enslaved people after settling a 15-year legal battle ...

Photos will be transferred from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology to the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina ...

Harvard University will relinquish the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, ending a decades-long quest by the great-great-great-granddaughter of the enslaved people to ...