slavery

It's been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. But don't call this month an "anniversary."

President Nathan O. Hatch of Wake Forest University has announced efforts to address concerns involving race and inequity.

Tamara Lanier, the descendant of an enslaved man known as Renty, is suing Harvard for damages. She wants the university to return the photos of her ancestor.

At first, the results of Nabil Ayers' DNA test made him feel less black than ever. But months later, those results uncovered his ties to a unique and specific black experience.

Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping away language that still exists in the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment.

David W. Blight's opus manages to be both a celebration of a remarkable life and a sober reminder of the many ways in which our terrible times are shaped by those Douglass lived through.

The author grew up in Ghana and had certain impressions of what happened during the slave era. And then he read Barracoon.