Siddharth Kara’s 'The Zorg' reconstructs a chilling maritime massacre, correcting a 200-year-old clerical error to reveal the ...

A Maine-based historical fiction author has released a novel aimed at preserving the truth about the horrors African ...

The Duke was the company’s governor, largest shareholder, and guiding spirit. Meetings often took place at his lodgings in Whitehall. James continued in his role as the governor of the Royal African ...

An ambitious chronicle spans four centuries of escapes and uprisings in the Americas ...

If the Labour government wants to remain a credible champion of human rights and the rule of law, it needs to act with urgency.

In Worlds of Unfreedom, Roquinaldo Ferreira recasts West Central Africa as a key battleground in the struggle to abolish the transatlantic slave trade between the 1830s and the 1860s. Ferreira ...

African Union (AU) member states have endorsed a resolution declaring slavery as a crime against humanity, tabled by Ghana at the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...

Brooke N. Newman - Author, The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas In 1823, 17 enslaved people were sold at an auction in Barbados in the name of ...

West African nations have used the leap in DNA technology as inspiration to build up their tourism infrastructure and attract African Americans to come and learn about their roots.

Sambo's grave remains shrouded in mystery, with visitors still leaving flowers on the remote burial site of a young enslaved boy who died in the 18th century.

Sunderland Point in Lancashire is home to one of the most intriguing and mysterious graves in Britain. It remains a popular pilgrimage site for visitors who leave flowers on the headstone ...

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.