Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme oppression and violence. But slavery was not just about labor and the ...

The story of Northern slavery in the United States has been locked away, erased. We didn't learn it in history class. But it happened. Slavery existed in towns across early Connecticut. Now ...

Slavery was one of the cornerstones of European colonization across the Americas. The first slaves – 20 Africans - arrived on a Dutch ship around1619 to the Virginia colony at Jamestown.

In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

DENNIS PRAGER (HOST): It's a very distressing thing what is being done here. The hatred of America and of capitalism is what animates the entire slave narrative in your kid's college. Yes, Corey ...

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Slavery bitterly divided North against South and neighbor against neighbor throughout the early history of the United States. While slavery was debated in legislatures, newspapers, and churches, ...

In two books about the origins of the United States and the place of women in the American narrative, Adane sheds light on ...

Latest estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years. 10 million more people were in ...

An enslaved African man is examined by traders. The slave trade was huge – British ships transported 2.6 million enslaved people. It has been estimated overall, about 12 million African people ...