Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.

Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...

The scroll, titled "A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery," dates to 1847 and was signed by more than 115 Baptist ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...

He was now a slave, one of 500,000 enslaved people in Virginia. His owner, Thomas Rosser, owned 14 other slaves. The census described them only by age, color and gender. No names.

By taking over the site, the city is active in making sure they share the rich history and significance with the community.

Hulu’s first look at Washington Black opens on a lush Barbados sugar plantation, where 11-year-old George Washington “Wash” ...