Written as a narrative history of slavery within the United States, Unrequited Toil details how an institution that seemed to be disappearing at the end of the American Revolution rose to become the ...

As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about ...

While US historians tend to tell the simple, good-versus-evil story of the creation and implementation of the Thirteenth ...

Rankin's 'Letters on American Slavery' set out a moral argument for abolition that resonated across the nation.

Wanda Tucker first visited Angola to mark 400 years since Africans arrived in what is now America. This time she was invited ...

“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a global story. By Jennifer Schuessler “In Slavery’s Wake ...

United Nations International Days, Weeks, Years and Decades communicate about, foster deeper understanding, and encourage action on key issues affecting the individuals and communities we serve.

Arline-Bradley, president of the National Council of Negro Women, joined a VIP delegation with President Joe Biden on a trip to Angola where centuries ago, Africans from the region were enslaved and ...

On January 1, 1808 the first great goal of the anti-slavery effort in the United States was achieved: Congress banned international slave trade. Despite the passing of the bill the lucrative trade ...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged how the horrific history of slavery has connected the United States and Angola while delivering a hopeful vision for the future in a major speech from a ...

From there, he briefly reviews his extensive literary work, the aftermath of slavery in the country of his birth, and the return of Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States whose ...