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The Uncomfortable Truth About Slavery in the North
By Christy Clark-Pujara / History News Network
Roger B. Taney's Legacy Was Always Controversial
By Jeremy Tewell / History News Network
Nat Turner, 'The Birth of a Nation' and the Real Women Who Resisted Slavery
By Lily Rothman
Slavery on America's College Campuses Went Beyond Buying and Selling
By Arica L. Coleman
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Descendants of Slaves Sold by Georgetown Want University to Fund $1 Billion Foundation
The group are asking the school to do more for the public good
By Daniel White
September 9, 2016
Here's How to Fight Modern-Day Slavery
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
September 8, 2016
The U.N. Is Commemorating Haiti's Role in Ending the Slave Trade. Here's Why
The nation was a beacon for the anti-slavery cause
By Manisha Sinha
August 23, 2016
How Nat Turner Explained the Slave Rebellion He Led
The infamous rebellion took place 185 years ago
By Lily Rothman
August 22, 2016
Slaves at the White House Did More Than Just Build It
Seven presidents owned slaves while living at the White House
By David Johnson
July 28, 2016
Bill O'Reilly's Comment on Slaves Who Built White House Has a Long History
His remarks draw on an argument that's been around for more than a century
By Lily Rothman
July 27, 2016
Michelle Obama Reminded Us That Slaves Built the White House. Here’s What to Know
In her speech at the DNC, the First Lady spoke of waking up in a house "built by slaves"—an oft-forgotten chapter of White House history
By Olivia B. Waxman
July 26, 2016
The Developed World Is Missing the Point on Modern Slavery
Many commentators see slavery as something that happens in developing economies. But the Western world is highly culpable
By Chandran Nair
June 20, 2016
What You Still Don't Know About Abolitionists
When most people think of the end of slavery, they think of Lincoln. But we must recall the place of the enslaved themselves in that story
By Manisha Sinha
June 17, 2016
Christopher Meloni on His 'More Wolf Than Human' Slave Catcher in
Underground
The actor talks to TIME as the show gears up for its first season finale
By Eliza Berman
May 11, 2016
The Special Reason Harriet Tubman Is Perfect for the $20 Bill
The $20 bill is an apt place for a woman who knew, more than others, how much money matters
By Lily Rothman
April 20, 2016
Why Ted Cruz Is Helping Hold Up an Anti-Slavery Bill
On the two-year anniversary of the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls, legislation that would help fight such trafficking is stymied by abortion politics
By Belinda Luscombe
April 15, 2016
Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon Used as 'Slave Labor'
More than a million Syrians have fled their country to Lebanon
By Nash Jenkins
April 12, 2016
French Minister Compares Muslim Women to 'Negroes'
She has apologized for her choice of words, but stands by her general observation
By Nash Jenkins
March 31, 2016
Cleansing American Culture of Ties to Slavery Will Be Harder Than You Think
Few historic American institutions are free of the touch of slavery's history
By James C. Cobb
March 30, 2016
See the Most Popular Professions for African Americans in 1900
Of the fraction who became white-collar workers, most were teachers
By Lily Rothman
February 17, 2016
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