John Edgar Wideman, acclaimed author of more than 25 books, has written yet another full-hearted volume. It's called ...

40 percent of those captured in Africa died before boarding slave ships. 10 percent died in the Middle Passage or shortly ...

A new book from Harvard scholar Keidrick Roy, “ American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism ,” lays ...

They were slaves, but slavery and the abuse ... will not erase the reality of their courage — that's their legacy. My ...

For historians of slavery, the origins of the modern world and the origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade are one and the ...

Visitors to the museum, located at 200 Greene St., can view the “Spirits of the Passage” exhibition starting this month. It documents the slave trade, its legacy and its Florida Keys heritage — ...

He knew that he had done what no other man had done: navigated the legendary Northwest Passage from west to east and back again. Last week Staff Sergeant Larsen piloted the weather-beaten 80-ton ...

Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran, responding to the Oct. 1 missile barrage that Tehran sent across Israel. WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen breaks down how the conflict escalated and ...

Israel’s top cease-fire negotiator made a new offer to Hamas members: Enjoy safe passage to another country if you lay down your arms and release the hostages.

He did not mention slavery or reparations - and for many Caribbean ... The King is caught in the middle. Buckingham Palace says he sits above politics and cannot comment or apologise without ...