“We’re going to end slavery!” they cried. “Onto New Orleans! Freedom or death!” Scott recruited re-enactors via word-of-mouth and by holding town halls at local universities, including ...

The past decade has witnessed a resurgence in the illegal trafficking of child slaves, particularly in the western African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon ...

Making Black Freedom in the World” uses artifacts, art, audio and video to explore the horrors of enslavement alongside the ...

In Balm in Gilead, Charlotte Jenkins, a former slave turned activist, arrives in Alexandria to help the growing population of “contrabands” make the transition to freedom. Upon arrival she ...