This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations ...

A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

Blackbeard may be the world’s most famous pirate, but throughout history there have been many legendary buccaneers who also ...

One common condition required the enslaved person to live with their master until the master's death—meaning they only truly ...

My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with ...

Between turtle spotting at white sand beaches, tasty street food and amazing baroque architecture, the Bahian capital of ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.

Since 2020 our team has been investigating the links between the RA and its colonial past. Research into the Royal Academy of ...

A major problem in Barack Obama’s autobiography, Dreams from my Father (first published 1995, new edition 2004), is summed up in the title of the last book by the banned South African historian, ...

African leaders meeting in Ethiopia this weekend are to launch a new push for slavery and colonial reparations, but can ...

Discover the enduring impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its ongoing effects on racial justice and economic ...

The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...