The beginning of the end of slavery

Sometimes the slightest crack in an otherwise solid foundation can trigger the wholesale collapse of an edifice. Such was the ...

Slave memorial built over controversial Florida golf course

Construction is underway at Capital City Country Club in Tallahassee as the city follows through on creating a memorial for ...
Artnet

Smithsonian Museum Debuts Online Portal of Newly Acquired Slavery Artifacts

The museum acquired the collection, the largest and most complete set of Charleston slave badges, in 2022. 146 slave badges from Charleston, South Carolina. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National ...
PBS

New Orleans was once the center of U.S. slave trade. This artist wants to make sure we don’t forget

NEW ORLEANS – Thousands of tourists stream into the French Quarter each year through beautiful Esplanade Avenue, an oak tree-studded stretch known for its Creole cottages. The tremendous trees are a ...
Hartford Courant

The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Connecticut: A brutal history to carry as as ‘we think about new challenges and new issues.’

At least 12.5 million African people were trafficked to the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, wreaking a profound economic impact on a number of states, including Connecticut, according ...
Northern Virginia Daily

Historical marker approved for Clarke County recognizes slave

Thomas Laws, a slave who was a spy for Union troops during the Civil War, will be recognized with a historical marker in ...