Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However ...

This brilliant oil painting showcases a powerful command of fundamentals ... This complex painting depicts a scene from the Old Testament where the recently freed slaves from Egypt come across flocks ...

its members will walk the halls of a building whose paintings and statues pay homage to 141 enslavers. As part of a year-long investigation into Congress’s relationship with slavery, The ...

These small towns in the Alleghenies of West Virginia and Pennsylvania are often overlooked but have many hidden gems.

“We got new history. This is America built off the backs of slaves on stolen land, and that curriculum comes in.” “We don’t send them money,” Trump responded.

I am glad that this day is being commemorated at the United Nations, but it should be actively observed in the whole world, as slave trade and plantation slavery were of prime importance in the ...

At least seven states have taken slavery exceptions out of their constitutions. In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in ...

European Editor at Large Senior Editor and Writer Slavery payment part of ‘global reset’ King Charles and British PM Keir Starmer will face demands for the U.K. to pay slavery reparations of $ ...

in the country's latest case of modern slavery. Rights groups say key industries in Indonesia such as palm oil and fishing are riddled with forced labour or exploitation of workers. "The ...

Does Trump think Abe should have come to the negotiating table, Art of the Deal–style, and let the South keep some slaves? Because that’s what it sounds like.

Keir Starmer has faced renewed calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations which could far exceed £200 billion as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chgom) in Samoa gets underway.

In the wake of Commonwealth leaders signing a letter calling for talks on reparations for nations affected by slavery, Mr Lammy said concentrating on money was a “simplistic press debate”. “It’s not ...