The New History of Fighting Slavery

It was unlike any book they had ever seen,” Carrie Gibson writes in The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery ...
St. Louis American

STL’s historic role in slavery, freedom

Much has been written about St. Louis’ slave history. The study of census tracts of the times notes the city’s rapid growth of Black slaves increased from 268 in 1799 to 2,656 by 1850. A mere 30 years ...
The Boston Globe

Personal narratives of the enslaved people who built Newport have been largely unknown, until now

NEWPORT, R.I. — Duchess (Channing) Quamino was said to be the daughter of an African prince, and became an accomplished baker and businesswoman. Newport Gardner was a musician, community activist, and ...
ABC News

Author uncovers 400 years of family's slave history to understand recent traumas

Lee Hawkins on honoring the past of slavery by rethinking the present. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Lee Hawkins' memoir, "I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free," ...
The Conversation

Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’

Chance Bonar works at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, and is affiliated with their ongoing Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies at Tufts University project. The effects of ...
The Providence Journal

This historic Providence building played a prominent role in slavery in RI. Here's how.

PROVIDENCE – The colonial history of Providence is one intertwined with slavery. But much of the time, only the names of the slave owners, the rich white men, make it into history books and the ...
Foreign Policy

The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery

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Essence

Now More Than Ever, Black Parents Should Consider Alternative Education

The year is 2023, but the recent turn of events makes it feel like we’re living between 1849 and 1950 when racial oppression was blatant and ubiquitous. It’s been 400 years since slavery ended on ...
Richmond

Angolan visitor studies America's slave history

WILLIAMSBURG -- One of the visitors watching Gowan Pamphlet preach at Colonial Williamsburg had come from southern Africa to see him. Simao Souindoula toured historical sites on the Peninsula recently ...