A captain believes he's closing in on the treasure of a French privateer, who he believes left behind a $200 million treasure in water off of New Port Richey. He believes studying his find could help ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor.” The Association for the Study of African American Life and ...

In 1904, two Americans boarded the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II and set off for Africa. One was Kent J. Loomis, brother to the ...

The illusion of the West: a democracy that never existed thereCountries of the golden billion boast of their supposedly long-standing ...

Game of Thrones is one of the most significant television shows of all time, breaking rules and adapting a massive world into a cohesive and shocking series. Certain episodes, such as "The Lion and ...

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 ...

A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging is a powerful narrative intertwined with the historical experiences of slaves. (7News) ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

Whether the Academy Awards are actually the world's most prestigious award in cinema is up for debate. Since 1929, the ...

But historians know very little about the individuals aboard these slave ships. More often than not, their existence was reflected in numbers on ledgers and spreadsheets. Their birth names ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...