At Mother Bethel, Villanova professor previews ‘Last Seen,’ her book about how Black families searched for relatives sold during slavery
Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
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Over 100 gather at historic plantation to confront the legacy of slavery in Alachua County
At an antebellum plantation, during Black History Month, over 100 people came to a lecture about slavery on Saturday.
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Black Laborers: From Slavery to Corporate CEOs
Discover how African Americans have contributed to the U.S. economy, despite historical inequalities. Explore the impact of ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician
Henry Brown escapes slavery by mailing himself in a small wooden box to a free state. But that’s less than half his story. In ...
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Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
For Leyva, a professor of history at the University of Texas at ... One reason lies in how the United States came to be, growing from east to west. By 1848, when Mexico ceded what’s now the ...
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
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Revisionist History and Sherman’s War Crimes
Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...
National Geographic explorer shows how Black history heals in new book
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...
Trump's Black History Month Proclamation Not-So-Surprisingly Omits This Important Subject
The president issued a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. But one race equity expert has ...
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A Houston ‘Top Chef’ Contender Showcases the Breadth of the African Diaspora in New Tasting Menu Dinner Series
In his new tasting menu series, Tristen Epps offers a sneak peek of his upcoming restaurant BuBoy while educating diners on ...