On the assumption that slavery was a state rather than national institution, antislavery advocates at first anticipated that military defeat of the Confederacy would result in its abolition ...

Robin Blackburn is undoubtedly one of the most prolific writers on the transnational histories of slavery and abolition in ...

Narrator: In the 18th century, the movement to end the slave trade emerged. In Britain a powerful abolition movement inspired by activists and politicians from around the world began to bring ...

On 1 August 1834, the Abolition of Slavery Act, which made the purchase or owning of slaves illegal in parts of the British Empire, took effect in Britain. This did not mean that all of the ...

The Bluebonnet curriculum, approved by the Texas State Board of Education, continues to sanitize slavery and be deceptive ...

A family has criticised a university report that accuses their ancestors of benefiting from slavery ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday to establish Nov. 26 as Sojourner Truth Day in New York to honor the legendary abolitionist and women's rights advocate who was born in Ulster County.

Today Nigeria runs a two speed economy; one for Lagos and the other for the rest of the Country. When we talk of the IGR of ...

The exhibition - with objects picked from the museum's 7,000-strong collection - will include the death mask of Thetford-born ...

PWDA looks forward to continuing to work closely with the Special Rapporteur and contributing to their final report, due in September 2025. PWDA will continue advocating for urgent reforms to end ...