Slavery (Historical)

June 23, 2023
Published by Holland Cotter at June 23, 2023
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Charleston Museum Honors a Journey of Grief and Grace

The International African American Museum, in a former slave port, is about more than slavery. It’s about survival and resilience. In Charleston Harbor, where the initiating […]
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June 21, 2022
Published by Martha S. Jones at June 21, 2022
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Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change […]
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November 23, 2021
Published by Martha S. Jones at November 23, 2021
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Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France

Listen to This Article To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Despite its many markers […]
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October 20, 2020
Published by Michael T. Luongo at October 20, 2020
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Despite Everything, People Still Have Weddings at ‘Plantation’ Sites

The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement this spring spelled the end for many Confederate symbols. Monuments have been removed, by vote and by force. […]
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October 1, 2019
Published by Siddhartha Mitter at October 1, 2019
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Kara Walker Takes a Monumental Jab at Britannia

LONDON — The Queen Victoria Memorial, centerpiece of the plaza that fronts Buckingham Palace, is possibly the most bombastic of this city’s monuments to British grandeur. […]
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