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

For those fortunate enough to visit, there’s a version of South Africa forever inching towards Nelson Mandela’s vision ...

I’ve never thought of Kanye West as a terrible father until his recent spate of posts that do nothing but make life harder ...

South Africa's Expropriation Act has provoked debate within the country over the enduring racist land tenure model in the country, and has also sparked a diplomatic row with the United States.

STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN, ALDERMAN PATRICIA DE LILLE: MAYOR DE LILLE PROPOSES FREEDOM OF THE CITY AWARD TO PRESIDENT OBAMA (Note to Editors: The following statement distributed at ...

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 ...

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

According to a recent study, 37% of the Columbus population was enslaved by 1860. The history behind slavery is a very dark ...

At an antebellum plantation, during Black History Month, over 100 people came to a lecture about slavery on Saturday.

10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates, bringing the total to 50 million worldwide. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable.