Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

The life story of a Virginian man born into slavery more than 200 years ago was found at the Stowe Center in Hartford.

In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.

In this presentation, Prof. Pourtavaf takes the late-Qajar court and its harem during Nassir al-Din Shah’s reign as a historically specific site through which we can examine the complex and diverse ...

In late October, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston restored ownership of two stoneware vessels made by David Drake, an enslaved potter and poet, to his descendants. They then bought one back for the ...

In his new book, The Big Payback, the British comedian Sir Lenny Henry has called on the UK Government to pay £18tn in reparations for slavery to black British people.

New York’s mayoral ballots list candidates multiple times because of fusion voting, designed to empower minor parties and clarify voter preference ...

The local Lingo Family Singers will reenact the 19th century Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire at 6 p.m.

Descendants of William Dove, the Gasaway sisters, are building economic power, community coalitions, and a vision for affordable housing on the land.

Fusion advocates said the system allows politics to be more dynamic. People’s political beliefs don’t always fit neatly in a ...

In his recent work, Thames has been interested in the Black radical tradition, a philosophy that rejects colonial attitudes, ...