Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

Descendants of the enslaved Black people who built a university in Missouri calculated that they were owed up to $74 billion in unpaid labor. The calculation was announced on St. Louis University's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Until the 19th century, slave codes in certain states dictated what enslaved people could or couldn't wear. Newly freed Black ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against ...

A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama, the original capital of the Confederacy.

A few years ago, when Americans nationwide began on a path of racial reckoning, parishioners at a small Connecticut church started to explore their community’s past — and discovered historical ties to ...

It’s the late 1730s. A young boy, son of a West African prince, watches as an invading army kills his father. He’s captured and marched hundreds of miles to the coast. There he’s put on a ship and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black fugitives fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad, Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For generations, the ...

LINDEN, Tenn. — On the day after Christmas two decades ago, Lacretia Johnson Flash left her Maryland home and drove 800 miles to the place where her ancestors were once enslaved. Subscribe to read ...

The hip-hop, bolero-infused musical will make its way to the Pasadena Playhouse stage between July 8 and Aug. 2. But for history buffs and musical enthusiasts alike, a sonically richer version of the ...