UD removes student research on slavery, Newark history amid federal pressure

Over the past year, UD has reacted to pressure under a second Trump administration, while tuning a “long-term strategy” on ...
St. Louis American

STL’s historic role in slavery, freedom

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 ...
The Boston Globe

Personal narratives of the enslaved people who built Newport have been largely unknown, until now

NEWPORT, R.I. — Duchess (Channing) Quamino was said to be the daughter of an African prince, and became an accomplished baker and businesswoman. Newport Gardner was a musician, community activist, and ...
The New York Times

The Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World

“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a global story. By Jennifer Schuessler “In Slavery’s Wake,” a new exhibition ...
The Providence Journal

This historic Providence building played a prominent role in slavery in RI. Here's how.

PROVIDENCE – The colonial history of Providence is one intertwined with slavery. But much of the time, only the names of the slave owners, the rich white men, make it into history books and the ...
The Conversation

Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’

Chance Bonar works at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, and is affiliated with their ongoing Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies at Tufts University project. The effects of ...
Essence

Now More Than Ever, Black Parents Should Consider Alternative Education

The year is 2023, but the recent turn of events makes it feel like we’re living between 1849 and 1950 when racial oppression was blatant and ubiquitous. It’s been 400 years since slavery ended on ...
Foreign Policy

The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery

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Richmond

Angolan visitor studies America's slave history

WILLIAMSBURG -- One of the visitors watching Gowan Pamphlet preach at Colonial Williamsburg had come from southern Africa to see him. Simao Souindoula toured historical sites on the Peninsula recently ...
ProPublica

Activists Have Long Called for Charleston to Confront Its Racial History. Tourists Are Now Expecting It.

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