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 ...

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

Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context ...

Though the particulars differ, slaves throughout history have been stigmatized ... of being the first man tried in United States federal court for illegal slave trading, a prosecution brought ...

Woven through this richly crafted study of America's shifting social and political landscapes are the multiple voices of the nation's history: slaves and slave owners, revolutionaries and reformers, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, it still exists, and even on the narrowest definition of slavery it's likely that there are far more slaves now than there were ...

In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, many states across the country have an exception for ...

At least seven states have taken slavery exceptions out of their constitutions. In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in ...

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism ... former European colonial powers and the United States stand on reparations.