Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sex trafficking, like forced labor, is a contemporary form of slavery. I am an academic who studies the mindset of slaveholders to ...

Harriet, a 21-year-old Black woman, was one of many people sold at auction near what is now Court Square Fountain in downtown Montgomery. Montgomery was a major hub for the slave trade, with numerous ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave. A friend recently echoed the typical response I hear from people who have seen the film 12 Years a Slave: “I was moved.” Maybe they’re afraid ...

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 ...

Dr. Melissa Freeman walked the bustling streets of New York with a quiet grace, her warm smile often greeting strangers in passing. Amidst the city’s millions, this extraordinary woman was hidden in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Shackles. Cotton. The Big House. Americans tend to think of slavery in ...

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The observance was designated by UNESCO to honor the memory of the victims of the transatlantic slave trade and to raise awareness about the need to continue fighting against all forms of slavery. The ...

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 ...

Prologue -- Mesopotamia versus Mount Airy : the demographic contrast -- Sarah Affir and her Mesopotamia family -- Winney Grimshaw and her Mount Airy family -- "Dreadful idlers" in the Mesopotamia cane ...

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 ...

Several high-profile celebrities were slapped with human-trafficking charges in late 2024, from music mogul Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, to former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries. Neither has ...