purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Introduction: Social death in the lands of their forefathers -- A ...

A newly conceptualized series of documentary screenings hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UC Santa Barbara kicks off on Nov. 6, with “Slavery by Another Name.” Based on Douglas ...

Abraham Lincoln demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that our Founding Fathers believed slavery was a moral wrong.

The Schenectady County Historical Society on Saturday will premiere a new short film that tells the story of three enslaved people who lived in Rotterdam in the 18th Century. “Ghosts of Mabee Farm,” a ...

Juneteenth is a very significant holiday for Black people. Observed every June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, to free the last enslaved Black Americans.

CHARLOTTE — After two former classmates discovered their past was intertwined through slavery, they’re starting important conversations in their community. It wasn’t enough to just share their story ...

The playwright Jeremy O. Harris’s “Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.” wears its intellectual references on its sleeve. By Annie Aguiar Jeremy O. Harris’s new documentary — titled “Slave Play. Not A ...

Much has been written about St. Louis’ slave history. The study of census tracts of the times notes the city’s rapid growth of Black slaves increased from 268 in 1799 to 2,656 by 1850. A mere 30 years ...