EVERY LIFE IS INCALCULABLE. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SLAVES WHO DIED IN THE MIDST OF SLAVERY IN BOSTON, HOW DO YOU PUT A NUMBER ON THAT? THEY DIED IN SLAVERY WHILE THEIR WHITE ...

Despite Shenandoah County’s actions, efforts to remove Confederate names and monuments from public spaces will continue, the ...

The Roman slave's existence was a harrowing one, devoid of freedom or dignity. Despite the grandeur of the Roman Empire, its foundation rested upon the backs of these oppressed individuals, whose ...

A recent visit to William Trent House produced mental and physical nausea. Throwing up in your mouth or mind offers ...

Director Ava DuVernay discusses the impact of Haile Gerima’s film “Sankofa” on her work, praising its depictions of ...

An exhibit that explores Black slavery in the Cherokee Nation through the eyes of Freedmen and their descendants has made its ...

This new book from Morganton resident Leslie McKesson and her Appalachian State University students offers a glimpse into the ...

The nomination process in 1824 was in transition from the old caucus system to a more democratic approach involving the ...

While the annual federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in America, Juneteenth, is still weeks away, members of ...

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its ...

That was a code name for the network of people who helped escaped slaves from the South find freedom in the North. Slavery ...