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

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...

The idea of slavery in modern times is a foreign concept for most Westerners. Of course, the Black Lives Matter movement was ...

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.

The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

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 ...

On February 2, 1862, Congress took a significant step toward ending slavery in the United States by abolishing it in the District of Columbia. This decision marked a crucial moment in the fight for ...

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 ...

Birthright Citizenship Began With Us Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant The National Museum of African-American History ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...