Slavery
The 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found
The discovery carries intense personal meaning for an Alabama community of descendants of the ship's survivors
Relics of Rebel Slave Fort Unearthed by Hurricane Michael
The site was recently listed as part of the NPS’ Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Diary of Livingstone's Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized
He traveled with the Scottish missionary and explorer searching for the source of the Nile, and he's responsible for bringing his remains to Britain
Why These Four Banjo-Playing Women Resurrected the Songs of the Enslaved
The new Folkways album "Songs of Our Native Daughters" draws spiritually from slave narratives and other pre-19th-century sources
Researcher Identifies the Last Living Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Redoshi was 12 when she was kidnapped and sold to the crew of the <i>Clotilda</i>
A Previously Unknown Portrait of a Young Harriet Tubman Goes on View
"I was stunned," says director Lonnie Bunch; historic Emily Howland photo album contains dozens of other abolitionists and leaders who took an active role
Why These Early Images of American Slavery Have Led to a Lawsuit Against Harvard
Tamara Lanier claims the university has profited off the images of her ancestors
Daesha Devón Harris Combines Oral History and Antique Portraits to Tell a Story of Loss and Hope
These layered works testify to African-American history
DNA From 200-Year-Old Pipe Links Enslaved Woman to Sierra Leone
A new genetic analysis suggests that certain artifacts can help descendants of enslaved people piece together their ancestral heritage
This Map Details More Than 200 Massachusetts Sites Connected to African-American History
You can contribute to the project by suggesting new entries or proposing edits to existing ones via the project’s main hub
The Enslaved Girl Who Became America's First Poster Child
In 1855, Mary Mildred Williams energized the abolitionist movement
‘The North Star’ Amplified Black Voices. How a 2019 Reboot of Frederick Douglass’ Paper Hopes to Do the Same
A new outfit sees inspiration from the 19th-century publication that pursued the cause of fighting injustice everywhere
How First Lady Sarah Polk Set a Model for Conservative Female Power
The popular and pious wife to President James Polk had little use for the nascent suffrage movement
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress
Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture and enslavement in America
Heavily Abridged ‘Slave Bible’ Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings
The rare artifact is the focus of a new exhibition at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
Our Top 11 Stories of 2018
From a 50-year-old political scandal to swarms of genetically engineered mosquitos, here are Smithsonian.com's most-read stories
Texas Will Finally Teach That Slavery Was Main Cause of the Civil War
Slavery has been upgraded to the primary cause in the curriculum, however states' rights and sectionalism will still be taught as "contributing factors"
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visionary Infographics Come Together for the First Time in Full Color
His pioneering team of black sociologists created data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world
Why Colorado Had to Vote This Week to Abolish Slavery in All Forms
Previously, the state’s constitution made an exception for slavery as a punishment for convicted criminals
This South Carolina Cabin Is Now a Crown Jewel in the Smithsonian Collections
The 16- by 20-foot dwelling once housed the enslaved; a new podcast tells its story
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