Slavery
New Research Reveals the Transatlantic Slave Trade's Genetic Legacy
Scientists investigated whether genetic data collected from 50,000 volunteers lined up with historical shipping manifests
The Notorious 'Yellow House' That Made Washington, D.C. a Slavery Capital
Located right off the National Mall, the jail lent institutional support to slavery throughout the South
Massachusetts' Plimoth Plantation Will Change Its Name
The new moniker will incorporate the Mashpee Wampanoag name for the region: Patuxet
What Made Lucretia Mott One of the Fiercest Opponents of Slavery and Sexism
Her humble Quaker upbringing taught her how to stand up for her beliefs
These Portraits Revisit the Legacies of Famous Americans
Photographer Drew Gardner painstakingly recreates the images with the notable figures' descendants
What Frederick Douglass Had to Say About Monuments
In a newly discovered letter, the famed abolitionist wrote that ‘no one monument could be made to tell the whole truth'
What the Protesters Tagging Historic Sites Get Right About the Past
Places of memory up and down the East Coast also witnessed acts of resistance and oppression
New Digital Archive Explores 133 Years of African American Funeral Programs
The online resource offers a veritable treasure trove of information for historians and genealogists
The Multiple Truths in the Works of the Enslaved Poet Phillis Wheatley
In this endearing homage, poet-scholar drea brown finds ancestral and personal healing
The Father of the Nation, George Washington Was Also a Doting Dad to His Family
Though he had no biological children, the first president acted as a father figure to Martha's descendants
National Archives Locates Handwritten Juneteenth Order
On June 19, 1865, the decree informed the people of Texas that enslaved individuals were now free
Nearly 2,000 Black Americans Were Lynched During Reconstruction
A new report brings the number of victims of racial terror killings between 1865 and 1950 to almost 6,500
Activists Try to Remove African Artifact From Paris Museum
Protesters demanding the repatriation of looted objects seized a funeral pole on view at the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac
France Seeks Proposals for Memorial to Victims of Slavery
Currently, Paris is home to just one significant monument recognizing the country's history of enslavement
Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was born
The Last Person to Receive a Civil War Pension Dies at Age 90
Irene Triplett, whose father defected from the Confederate Army and enlisted with the Union, collected $73.13 a month
Why Harriet Tubman’s Heroic Military Career Is Now Easier to Envision
The strong, youthful visage of the famed underground railroad conductor is the subject of the Portrait Gallery’s podcast “Portraits”
New Analysis Suggests These Three Men Were Among the First Africans Enslaved in the Americas
Buried in a mass grave in Mexico City, the trio may have been part of the first generation abducted from their homeland and brought to the New World
Philadelphia Will Memorialize Dinah, an Enslaved Woman Who Saved the City's Historic Stenton House in 1777
Currently in the works, the new monument will honor her contributions and legacy with a contemplative space
Researcher Identifies the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Matilda McCrear was just 2 when she was captured and brought to Alabama on the "Clotilda"
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