BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Researchers studying the wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship on the Alabama coast have made a surprising discovery. A recently released report shows that most of the wooden ...

American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, including on X, Reddit and Facebook. As we previously reported, this claim ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. One May morning in 1961, 21-year-old Manuel Alvarado strapped on his huaraches, stuffed three changes of clothes ...

(CNN) — Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful and ...

"I just believe the presence of my ancestors is with us," Wanda Tucker said. HAMPTON, Va. -- They danced to the beat of drums and sang time-honored spirituals originating from plantations, where ...

BAY CITY, Mich. — Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s tariff approach on Friday, saying the US government needs to “fight back” against countries like China who use “literal slaves” in ...

Imagine growing up with a remarkable painting as the centerpiece of your home. The artwork seeps into your imagination. You see yourself in it, somehow. Its power and beauty are amplified by a whiff ...

A strain of explicit pro-slavery sentiment is coursing through the outer extremes of the MAGA movement. Operatives and influencers aligned with the movement — which has made the treasonous Confederacy ...

Engraving depicting the shooting of Major Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill by free black man Peter Salem, public domain. Slavery is the great exception to the rule of liberty proclaimed in the ...