Every morning, Moises gets up early to prepare the food truck. “I'm always optimistic. I say: ‘The more I sell, the more I'll gain’. My little business will keep going up.” He works tirelessly to ...

Thomas Jefferson owned more than 600 slaves over the course of his life resulting in a more complete picture of the third ...

A. Often, history requires context. Keep in mind that I am explaining what happened, not approving it. First, let's travel back in time before recorded history. To do that, I'll rely on the research ...

Racism has existed across civilizations and throughout time, but in the United States it has specific ties to the institution of slavery. For hundreds of years, Black Africans and Americans were held ...

While Charleston's African-American heritage can be appreciated year-round, the month of February, known as Black History month, is an ideal time to check out Boone Hall Plantation and Garden's new ...

Slave insurance was one of America’s earliest forms of industrial risk management that provided an important source of revenue for companies On the morning of April 20, 1859, a terrible explosion ...

Prologue: Tragedy and sacrifice in the history of slavery -- The political economy of slavery in Africa -- Why Africans? The rise of the slave trade to 1700 -- Slavery and the African population: a ...

You know that feeling of going down a rabbit hole on the internet? One thought, one click, one page leading to dozens of others. That's kind of how it started for Jonathan Schroeder. JONATHAN ...

Denise Washington, a fourth-generation descendant of a man who was enslaved by the Harvard-affiliated Vassall family in the ...