Captives being brought aboard a slave ship
MSU Receives Grant To Build Slave Trade Database

A $1.5 million grant gifted to Michigan State University by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will go towards the creation…
01.14.18
Classroom at a school
Wisconsin Teacher: 3 Good Reasons For Slavery?

A Wisconsin teacher assigned homework that asked fourth-grade students for three reasons why slavery was good, sparking outrage among parents.
01.11.18
Several demonstrators seen displaying posters while shouting...
Roy Moore Says The Last Time America Was…

Roy Moore and other GOP “superstars” continue to display racism and ineptitude, but their extremely loyal base doesn’t seem to…
12.14.17
Harriet Tubman with Slaves She Helped During the Civil War
Descendants Of Slaves, Slave Owners Gather At Plantation

The descendants of slaves and slave owners held a meeting at Prospect Hill plantation in Mississippi.
11.26.17
2017 Rutgers University Commencement
Rutgers Renames Parts Of Campus After Former Slaves

Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey renamed areas of its campus to pay homage to former slaves.
10.31.18
Wind Energy
Slavery Simulation Game Sparks Outrage At School

Parents at a Phoenix elementary school are shocked and upset by students using an online game that simulating slavery called…
10.13.17
Captives Being Brought On Board A Slave Ship On The West Coast Of Africa (Slave Coast) C1880
White Teachers Re-Enact Slavery, Act As Ship Captains,…

White teachers at Whitney High School Cerritos, California, have been re-enacting slavery as a lesson for 10 years.
09.18.17
Confederate Monuments Taken Down In Baltimore
Trump Ex-Spokeswoman Calls Slavery 'Good' History

A former Trump campaign spokeswoman called slavery good history during a debate on Fox about what to do with Confederate…
08.22.17
The Obamas At NMAAHC Opening
DuVernay Pays Homage To Obama Ancestors

Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to share a poignant image of a memorial dedicated to former First Lady Michelle Obama's…
08.06.17
North Carolina Klan Group Protests Civil War Memorial Changes
KKK Members Protest Removal Of Confederate Monument

Ku Klux Klan members rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia against plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
07.11.17
Harriet Tubman
Library Of Congress And Smithsonian Team Up To…

With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was…
04.03.17
Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA Player Fined Over Remarks

The NBA imposed the fine Monday after using the n-word in an interview on Friday.
03.14.17
New York City Awaits Results Of Presidential Election
Slavery Influences Votes For Today's GOP: Study

A new study finds that the counties or areas of the country where slavery was most prevalent today vote Republican…
03.14.17
SA-SallyHemings
Sally Hemings’ Room Excavated At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

The room of Sally Hemings, a slave who had a long-term relationship with Thomas Jefferson, will be excavated at Monticello.
02.20.17
Rep. John Conyers...
Rep. John Conyers Is Not Giving Up

Rep. John Conyers held a Capitol Hill briefing to spark dialogue about reparations.
02.20.17
Engraving of Slaves Working In Field by Horace Bradley
Teacher Under Fire For Giving Slave Math Problem

NBC News Los Angeles reports the Los Angeles Unified School District is investigating a teacher who gave a word problem…
02.15.17
Library Walk, Yale University Campus
Yale Drops Slavery Advocate's Name From Residential College

Yale University announced that John C. Calhoun College will be renamed after computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper.
02.12.17
Gavel and Figure of Justice
Alabama Appoints Its First Black Woman District Attorney

Lynneice Washington has made history as the first African-American woman to become a District Attorney in the state of Alabama.
01.24.17
"Empire of Cotton"
Harlem Man Grows Cotton To Teach About Slavery

Willie Morgan, who hails from Georgia, grows actual cotton in Harlem to teach children in his neighborhood about slavery.
10.28.16
Trending