Available in print and for free online, this book features five essays by scholars of law and politics, all considering the ...

Recent events haunting black communities like ghosts of a violent era that many thought long gone—such as the tragic deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Michael Brown—hark back to a collective ...

From California’s overlooked role in the fight against slavery to daring maritime escapes and the first successful slave revolt in 1526, America’s history of resistance is far richer than most ...

The push to downplay slavery today echoes the 1932 Washington Bicentennial, writes John Garrison Marks.

Linford Fisher’s work on the project started with considering New England’s connection to the Atlantic slave trade.

U.S. Veto of U.N. Slavery Resolution Ignores Truth, Justice, and Lasting Harm In a moment that should have united the world ...

The United Nations General Assembly, led by Ghana, recently passed a resolution by a 123-3 vote declaring that the ...

Rabbi David Einhorn, an American abolitionist. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Jewish people in America have long punched above their demographic weight. Consider how deprived our science, music, ...

Mississippi's own documents from 1861 show the state seceded from the Union to protect slavery, not states' rights. Where did ...

Growing up, Dominique Williams visited her grandmother every weekend. And on each trip, she was greeted by a piece of her past, a name stitched in fabric, filled with centuries of legacy and mystery. ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...