An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor ...

Featuring a stellar cast that bridges Nollywood and international film circuits—Bolanle Ninalowo, Tobi Bakre, Fathia Balogun, ...

This article is drawn from his earlier scholarly, statistical analysis of the Alexandria-to-New Orleans slave trade, which was awarded the Charles Thomson Prize by the National Archives of the ...

A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we celebrate on Juneteenth.

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

The history of vanilla is deeply entwined with colonialism and slavery, marked by the remarkable yet tragic story of Edmond ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...

Even Niall Ferguson, an apologist for the West’s colonial depredations, is forced to concede that the ‘decline of the West is ...

After 10 years, the queer idol of intimate pop is once again releasing music, and reflecting on five albums, dizzying fame — ...

Object Details Created by George Morland, English, 1763 - 1804 Description An oil painting with wood frame depicting a scene of a man being captured from his family by slave traders on the coast of ...