In 1857, the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling denied Black citizenship, upheld slavery, and stands as one of the Court's ...

"We are a race that has never before existed ... as a majority of African-descended people begin their history in the United ...

Equiano was a vocal opponent of slavery, adopting the once-widely-held stance of Quakers who saw the act as an affront to humanity.

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...

The 20th President of the United States had the potential to be one of the greats, according to many – until his ...

The slavery abolition movement followed that pattern, with broad public support yet fierce opposition from those with most to ...

Learn more about the history of Black slavery in Cherokee Nation in an exhibit at the Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center.

Thirty years after it scrapped racial segregation, South Africa seeks to recover a founding story that inspired ideas of ...

Susana Quinonez was born and raised on an abaca tree plantation along Ecuador's western coast where back-breaking work and ...

In most Western history books, the history of Africa before the bloody and gruesome age of colonialism is barely touched on, ...