A global network of maritime archeologists is excavating slave shipwrecks—and reconnecting Black communities to the deep.

During the Great Depression, the value of Cook Islands exports suddenly collapsed—by 1935 it was just one third of the 1925 figure—and the New Zealand government slashed its funding for the territory ...

Rise Up at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge ­examines ­resistance to ­slavery. It is a welcome attempt to discuss how the ­university’s collection is still funded by slave trade money. It is an ...

The situation in the Congo may not be directly associated with capitalism but without capitalism, the situation would have ...

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Nantes, a city that prospered from maritime trade but for more than a century it was also France’s largest slave-trading port. Today the city is acknowledging this with one of Europe’s most ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

Colonialism and Climate Change in Contemporary Art” is a large art exhibition to be held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, May ...

On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

First explored by the Portuguese in the 15th century, The Gambia later became a major hub in the transatlantic slave trade ... fired cannonballs from their ships to determine the country ...