Elizabeth Freeman’s landmark 1781 lawsuit transformed revolutionary ideals into legal reality, setting precedent that led to the collapse of slavery in Massachusetts.
An estimated 12.5 million Africans were forced into the transatlantic slave trade, with 1.8 million dying during the Middle Passage, turning the Atlantic Ocean into a massive grave.
John Brown, a white man, sacrificed his life in the fight for Black freedom. Today, a new generation of Black folks on Tiktok ...
A newly identified Underground Railroad passage is putting the spotlight on a New York City museum and its struggle with a ...
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The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters
Ghana’s resolution represents a decisive step in an ongoing effort of historical reclamation and political transformation.
Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public ...
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against ...
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama proposes resolution to the United Nations that could formalize global recognition of ...
The United States voted against a United Nations resolution this week to formally recognize the trans-Atlantic slave trade as ...
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that no amount of rationalisation can justify the horrific transatlantic slave trade visited on ...
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