Dutch royal family visit, the first to the South American former colony in nearly 50 years, spotlights role of the ...

Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk. He traveled with pistols and a Bowie knife.

The roots of American slavery precede early modern European thought and extend back to Greece and Rome.

The first African slaves came to this country in 1609, and Virginia would become the center of bondage. By the 1850’s, eight ...

Anne Arundel County officials apologize for past roles in slavery, hosting 'A Day of Acknowledgement' to confront the legacy ...

Ken Burns' new six-episode docuseries 'The American Revolution' looks at the attitude George Washington had toward allowing Black men to fight alongside the patriots.

Research led by the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is highlighted in two museums in Rio de ...

That program — dubbed the Dream Keeper Initiative — was embroiled with its own claims of corruption. One scandal involved the ...

Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman apologized on behalf of the county government for its role in slavery and the lasting harm caused during an event at Maryland Hall on Saturday.

While marking the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, new UN and rights-groups findings show modern slavery ...

Explore Tony’s Chocolonely’s bid to fight abuse in the cocoa supply chain and consider the dilemmas at the end ...

A federal labor judge in Brazil ordered the government to add a poultry unit of meatpacker JBS to a so-called "dirty list" of ...