Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case. After they were stolen ...

Uncover the little-known history of the Slavic slave trade, a system that lasted for centuries and gave the very word “slave” ...

On Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World, by Sudhir Hazareesingh.

In Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World (Monthly Review Press, 2025), Steve Cushion lays bare the ...

W hat does it mean to study slavery? To study something means to make arguments based on evidence. But what counts as evidence, and who has the authority to make those determinations? In part because ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture illuminates the brutalities of slavery and Jim Crow while also celebrating black Americans' political, intellectual, and cultural ...

Dominic Davies does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan government, in ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - According to a recent study, 37% of the Columbus population was enslaved by 1860. The history behind slavery is a very dark history, from being chained, whipped, raped, and ...

The world’s largest slave society was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff beyond what’s commonly assumed.

On Tuesday, President Trump attacked the narrative long taught in US schools and documented in museums, about the abhorrent, centuries-long practice of slavery. He focused on The Smithsonian ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the ...