The 17th-century slave ship roots of country music Published: Aug. 02, 2019, 7:13 a.m. Billy Ray Cyrus, left, and Lil Nas X perform "Old Town Road" at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at ...

Dr. Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, said country music can trace its roots back to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made Africans ...

Dr. Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tenn., said country music can trace its roots to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made ...

Wreck hunters working in the Mediterranean Sea uncovered a 17th-century Algerian vessel which experts say was a pirate ship operated by slave traders.

Sunken 17th-Century 'Pirate Ship' Discovered, Alongside Gunpowder-Packed Grenades. ... 'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships .

In talking about his children’s book about a slave shipwreck, Michael Cottman learned that kids better than some adults understand how real history is. CNN values your feedback 1.

Archaeology 'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships . ... Eerily well-preserved 17th-century ship found in the dark waters of the Baltic Sea.

Experts believe that the ship, identified as a Barbary corsair (or pirate ship) from the 17th century, was most likely headed to the Spanish coast to capture and enslave locals, Live Science reported.

A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled by anti-racism protesters in Bristol, England, ... which was once the U.K.’s biggest port for slave ships.

Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, said country music can trace its roots back to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made Africans ...