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How One Man's Story Offers a New Way to Understand Slave Insurrection

By Vincent Brown

The Dark History of New Year's Day in American Slavery

By Olivia B. Waxman

Slavery Still Exists All Around the World. Here's How Some Countries Are Trying to Change That

By Suyin Haynes

The History of Modern Mass Incarceration of African Americans Goes Deeper Than You May Think

By Jeff Forret / History News Network
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The True Story of Harriet Tubman Shows That Sometimes Running Is as Brave as Fighting

Tubman was unflinching in her commitment to liberation and would use the power of her pistol if necessary

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar

The Forgotten History of the Native Americans Who Helped the Underground Railroad

There are at least two primary reasons for the absence of Native Americans in the historiography of the Underground Railroad

By Roy E. Finkenbine / History News Network

The First Africans in Virginia Landed in 1619. It Was a Turning Point for Slavery in American History—But Not the Beginning

It was in 1619, "about the latter end of August," that an English privateer ship reached Point Comfort on the Virginia peninsula—and changed history

By Olivia B. Waxman

The House Hearing on Slavery Reparations Is Part of a Long History. Here's What to Know on the Idea's Tireless Early Advocates

The new round of hearings is scheduled to take place on Juneteenth

By Arica L. Coleman

The Complicated History Behind Beyoncé's Discovery About the 'Love' Between Her Slave-Owning and Enslaved Ancestors

"We cannot know what was in the hearts of Beyoncé’s ancestors, or any person who does not leave a record of their emotions, but we can know about the society in which they lived."

By Arica L. Coleman

The Real Lesson of Kanye West's Take on Slavery, According to an Expert

“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice," Kanye West told TMZ

By Olivia B. Waxman

Why Questlove's Discovery About His Ancestry on 'Finding Your Roots' Is So Unusual

The artist uncovered some family history on the PBS show 'Finding Your Roots'

By Lily Rothman

3 Ways America's Elite Universities Benefited From Slavery

Princeton is the latest university to research its ties to the slave trade

By Katie Reilly

A Mississippi Native Son’s Notes on Civil War History

Ms. Mitchell was my eighth-grade history teacher. She stood about four-foot-nine, a dynamo with a disarming smile. She used to sing, but she damaged her vocal chords. I don’t remember how. Such forgetting comes with...

Corker Praises Trump Administration on Human Trafficking

President Trump may be feuding with Sen. Bob Corker, but the Tennessee Republican had kind words Wednesday for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump on their efforts to end human trafficking. The powerful...

By Elizabeth Dias
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