The collection documents enslaved people across 20 former British colonies between 1813 and 1840. Ancestry has made nearly 4 million ...

Register of British Slave Traders shows clergymen financed company that trafficked enslaved Africans on hundreds of voyages ...

A 1789 book sparked abolitionist sentiment by describing the brutality of the slave trade. But today the story tells us so much more than that. There is a painting in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum ...

In this month’s newsletter: for Caribbean scholars, the evidence of how deeply slavery shaped Britain’s wealth has never been in doubt. Plus, heritage walks in Manchester ...

I get lots of responses to my stories about slavery from those anxious to point out continuing enslavement in Africa while American slavery ended in 1865. An estimated 40.3 million people are in ...

Former Enslavement registers now gives descendants of the African diaspora access to millions of enslaved ancestors' records.

After years of enslavement and other abuse by White adoptive parents, five Black siblings have been awarded $4.4 million. Dr.

This is an opinion column. Henry Highland Garnet. I’d never heard of him, either. I discovered his intriguing journey of escape from enslavement, survival, and faith while doing research for the 100th ...

Caribbean debacle -- Good intentions -- The trafficker and his network -- The pull of silver -- The Spanish campaign -- The greatest insurrection against the other slavery -- Powerful nomads -- ...

In March, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a historic resolution condemning chattel enslavement and the trade in enslaved people. The legally non-binding resolution recognizes the enduring ...

The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was a global phenomenon. Beyond its obvious and profound impact on the peoples and countries of Africa, the trade in enslaved Africans also affected the ...