It is wholly impractical to try to undo the wrongs over so many generations. The demand to do so is based on the assumption that both individuals and nations still suffer from the legacy of the slave ...

Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist ...

The traditional ruler of Asaba Kingdom, the Asagba HRM Prof Epiphany Azinge (SAN), has pledged to preserve Asaba cultural heritage, especially Igba Mkpisi culture.The monarch made the pledge during ...

Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...

Indie outfit Louverture Films ( Nickel Boys) will partner with Cinewax Films and USC Media to develop an audio series, animé ...

In honour of Walter Sisulu, we reflect on Africa's enduring struggles for freedom and the lessons from the Berlin Conference ...

New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery, but Black settlements helped the enslaved find freedom long before ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...

The observations attributed to the Hon. JACOB THOMPSON, in notices of his recent brief speech at Raleigh, have excited a good deal of comment, especially in regard to disunionists, North and South ...

History Slavery Myths Debunked The Irish were slaves too; slaves had it better than Northern factory workers; black people fought for the Confederacy; and other lies, half-truths, and irrelevancies.

The European demand for slaves provided a lucrative business for the African slave raiders in the interior. Many of the slaves were prisoners of war, and enslaving an enemy soon became a motive for ...