In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that execution of juvenile offenders is unconstitutional. In 2011, the U.S. Interior ...

Jamaica gained independence in 1962 but like 13 other former British colonies, it still retains the British monarch as its ...

An empire is a single state that contains a variety of peoples, one of which is dominant. As a form of political organization ...

During the height of slavery in the 1800s, enslaved African people were treated as legal property and commodities, bought and ...

Long before the "Birthplace of Speed" era, the Ormond Beach area was inhabited by Native Americans and was home to sugar cane plantations.

Historic Brattonsville to reconsecrate a five-acre burial site for enslaved people, one of the largest in the Carolina ...

The Freedom and Slavery Working Group will use a TRAC grant to continue our multi-disciplinary project investigating slavery and its legacies in the present, while integrating our research with ...

Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...

History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...

Slaves do not own their own labor. The maximum tax rate on a 19th century plantation slave’s labor was 50%, as half of his ...

one of the central topics of discussion was reparations for slavery and colonialism. The renewed push comes as former colonial powers attempt to reconcile with their past, though many remain ...

As the 78th British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) unfold tonight at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the event celebrates the finest cinematic achievements of the past year. Hosted by David Tennant for ...