Slavery
After Nearly 500 Years in Business, the Company that Cast the Liberty Bell Is Ceasing All Operations
London’s Whitechapel Bell Foundry will fall silent soon, but will forever be tied to an icon of American history
Where Did Harriet Tubman Escape to and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
In “Defending Freedom,” the Vanguards Who Refused to Be Suppressed Are Reunited
At the African American History Museum, this exhibition graphically conveys the trials and triumphs in the battle for Civil Rights
A Controversial Museum Tries to Revive the Myth of the Confederacy’s “Lost Cause”
The ideology has been used to whitewash slavery’s role in the Civil War for generations
A Brief History of the Rumba
Born out of slavery in 19th-century Cuba, the lively music and dance form takes many shapes
Memories of a Runaway Cuban Slave
A former sugar plantation slave recalls fleeing to a cave in the woods and the new dangers that awaited him there
Did John Adams Out Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?
A scholar makes the intriguing case that Adams gossiped about the relationship years before the news erupted in public
At the New “Slavery and Freedom” Show, a Mother Finds an Empowering Message for Her Young Daughters
A child's shackles, a whip, and an auction block deliver a visceral experience of slavery
In a Groundbreaking Exhibit at Mount Vernon, Slaves Speak and History Listens
Life at the home of George Washington is told anew
Understanding the Gospel of Nat Turner
The leader of the deadly slave revolt had a deep Christian faith that propelled his rebellious actions
George Washington’s Biracial Family Is Getting New Recognition
The National Park Service is finally acknowledging the first president’s biracial family
Historic Bell Helps Ring in New African American History Museum
Why President Obama won’t cut a ribbon when the new museum opens this Saturday
Nat Turner's Bible Gave the Enslaved Rebel the Resolve to Rise Up
A Bible belonging to the enslaved Turner spoke of possibility says curator Rex Ellis of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
For Nearly 150 Years, This One House Told a Novel Story About the African-American Experience
On view in the new museum, the woodframe dwelling evokes the aspirations and limitations of the era following enslavement
Deep in the Swamps, Archaeologists Are Finding How Fugitive Slaves Kept Their Freedom
The Great Dismal Swamp was once a thriving refuge for runaways
The Powerful Objects From the Collections of the Smithsonian's Newest Museum
These artifacts each tell a part of the African-American story
Inside the Upcoming Memorial and Museum Dedicated to Lynching Victims
Spanning slavery to segregation to mass incarceration
How the American Civil War Built Egypt’s Vaunted Cotton Industry and Changed the Country Forever
The battle between the U.S. and the Confederacy affected global trade in astonishing ways
How Sojourner Truth Used Photography to Help End Slavery
The groundbreaking orator embraced newfangled technology to make her message heard
The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor
Along with the Capitol and other iconic buildings in Washington, D.C.
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