The project published in The New York Times in August 2019, and Hannah-Jones subsequently won the Pulitzer Prize for ...

A call for vigilance to help prevent modern-day slavery was made during a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor survivors ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Mansfield/ (MRCPL announces the Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit on ...

Harvard University abruptly terminated staff contributing to the research component of its Slavery Remembrance Program on Jan ...

"Trace/s," the Brooklyn Public Library's newest exhibit, was unveiled last week in Downtown Brooklyn, connecting the legacy ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the ...

Regina Fitzpatrick, New Jersey State Library genealogy librarian, will host an open discussion on slavery laws in 1800s New Jersey at 6 p.m. next Monday, Feb. 10 ...

When you think about slavery in the United States you probably think about it happening in the deep south in the 1800’s and causing the Civil War. However, slavery was ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

WEST CHESTER, PA (WPVI) -- West Chester Dance Works is presenting 'Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line' for two shows. "The Rachel Harris story is a true story of a Black woman who lived in West ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.