Slavery
A Proposal to Change the Words We Use When Talking About the Civil War
Historian Michael Landis writes that vocabulary like “compromise” or “Union” shape how we view our past
A Parade of Bright Flowers in a City With a Dark Past
Farmers carried 500 dazzling flower designs through the streets of Medellín, Colombia
Juneteenth Didn’t Stop the Enslavement of Black People in Houston
The delayed enforcement of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation still didn’t bring freedom to many black Texans
Smithsonian to Receive Artifacts From Sunken 18th-Century Slave Ship
In 1794, the Portuguese slave ship São José wrecked with 400 slaves aboard; iron ballast and a wooden pulley from that ship will come to Washington, D.C.
New York City Ran a Slave Market
New marker will acknowledge the bustling slave trade that helped build New York
George Washington Used Legal Loopholes to Avoid Freeing His Slaves
One of his slaves fled to New Hampshire to escape becoming a wedding present
More Than 35 Million People Around the World Are Slaves
People are slaves in every one of the 167 countries investigated in a new report, including the United States
Rare Photo of Robert E. Lee's Slave Acquired by National Park Service
The photograph of Selina Gray and her children sold on eBay for $700
Why Was Robert Webster, a Slave, Wearing What Looks Like a Confederate Uniform?
This remarkable man risked his life to undermine the Confederacy yet remained close to his former owner after the Civil War
The Descendants of Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison Donate Family Heirlooms
Objects belonging to the anti-slavery advocate spent a century collecting dust in an attic. Now they're on their way to the African-American history museum
America's Moral Debt to African Americans
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture joins the discussion around "The Case for Reparations"
These Maps Reveal How Slavery Expanded Across the United States
As the hunger for more farmland stretched west, so too did the demand for enslaved labor
The New York Times' 1853 Coverage of Solomon Northup, the Hero of "12 Years A Slave"
Northup's story garnered heavy press coverage and spread widely in the weeks and months after he was rescued
These Slave-Making Ants Use Stealth, Not Force, to Take Prisoners
Chemical camouflage allow these tiny ants to sneak past enemies' defenses and steal their babies
The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson
A new portrait of the founding father challenges the long-held perception of Thomas Jefferson as a benevolent slaveholder
Ghana’s Monument to Sorrow and Survival
At Cape Coast Castle, visitors walk in the footsteps of African slaves
The Great Escape From Slavery of Ellen and William Craft
Passing as a white man traveling with his servant, two slaves fled their masters in a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue
The History Behind a Slave's Bill of Sale
On a worn, aged piece of paper dated 1835, a judge describes the sale of a 16-year-old girl named Polly, with "yellow complexion and black eyes"
Digging Up the Past at a Richmond Jail
The excavation of a notorious jail recalls Virginia's leading role in the slave trade
A Northern Family Confronts Its Slaveholding Past
Filmmaker Katrina Browne discusses her family’s role in American slavery
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