Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seem unable to catch a break with their every move both past and present coming under scrutiny ...

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

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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.

her organization wants to tell the central story of enslaved people by providing an honest narrative with an accurate historical account in a region that continues to grapple with the legacy of ...

Pennsylvania journalist Charles B. Fancher was born six years after his great-grandfather died and didn’t know much about his ancestor until a few years ago. While visiting his “decorous” 92-year-old ...

Boone Hall Plantation acknowledges that slavery 'is an important topic that must be discussed openly and honestly whenever plantation life is addressed.' They also vow 'to present the history of ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the Black genealogists helping to unearth it.