Over the past year, UD has reacted to pressure under a second Trump administration, while tuning a “long-term strategy” on ...
Alexis Williams says her son was made to play the role of a "dictator" during a third grade lesson on slavery. Chicago Public ...
University of Delaware has restored elements of student research, work and academic materials on slavery and Newark history ...
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As a fight over the legacy of slavery brews in Pa., a historian tells how it shaped the commonwealth
Like America itself, Pennsylvania’s founding is tied to ideas of liberty and equality, which the commonwealth has not always lived up to.
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 ...
It's estimated that over 11 million Africans were enslaved, with more than 1 million dying during the brutal transatlantic voyage to the New World. Once slaves were captured throughout the continent, ...
Attorney and civil rights activist Michael Coard explains the history of the memorial, the latest in the lawsuit over it, and ...
On the 204th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Spanish Santo Domingo, Afro-Dominican Action launched a series of video statements on social media as part of a day of historical remembrance ...
As Black History Month unfolds, debate is growing over a movement known as Foundational Black Americans, which argues that Black identity in the United States begins with enslavement rather than ...
Growing up, Dominique Williams visited her grandmother every weekend. And on each trip, she was greeted by a piece of her past, a name stitched in fabric, filled with centuries of legacy and mystery. ...
Special appearances by Henry Louis Gates Jr. America's defining institution, as told through the lives of nine enslaved people. Enroll in the college course you wish you'd taken, learning from ...
As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan government, in ...
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