Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the second half of the 19th century. Manisha ...

Freeing the slaves in America was not done with the stroke of a pen. President Abraham Lincoln and other anti-slavery ...

It focuses on Lincoln's efforts in January 1865 to abolish slavery by having the 13th amendment to the constitution passed in the House of Representatives. This film was acclaimed by critics for its ...

These two institutions enslave climate-stricken nations with debt, worsening the impact of any climate disaster.

Mass., ripped House Republicans for pushing a bill aimed at removing diversity, equity, and inclusion policies from the ...

In Montgomery, five incarcerated workers are suing Kay Ivey and the State of Alabama in an effort to abolish slavery and ...

A Republican man from Indiana told C-SPAN on Sunday that "colored people" would not have basketball if former President ...

The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of Zumbi, a key figure in Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.

Did a courtroom showdown in 1772 set the stage for Britain’s journey toward abolishing slavery? That year, Somerset vs Stewart hit the Court of King’s Bench and led to a historic ruling that ...

The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday issued an apology to the black population for subjecting their ancestors to slavery, which still has consequences in modern-day ...

A new walking tour by nonprofit Friends of Abolitionist Place educates people on Downtown Brooklyn's Black history.