The daring and desperate acts of rebellion from New York to the Caribbean shattered contemporary stereotypes of enslaved peoples and challenged the institution of slavery itself. In 1811 ...

Now her living grandchildren are learning of her life and legacy. An undated portrait of Matilda McCrear, the slave ship Clotilda's last survivor, shows her in her later years. She died in 1940 at ...

For example, Hafera complains that an exhibit at James Madison's home, Montpelier, notes that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison did not free their slaves, but did not mention the fact that George ...

Racism has existed across civilizations and throughout time, but in the United States it has specific ties to the institution of slavery. For hundreds of years, Black Africans and Americans were ...

A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Supporters of a measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery in Maryland rallied by the governor’s residence on Friday, calling on Gov.

A United Nations judge who forced a young woman to work as her slave in Oxford will be sentenced today. Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over her victim in the ...

On the back, one line is inscribed: “In appreciation of our faithful slaves.” The lawsuit argues that allowing the monument to remain on government property constitutes “racially ...

The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire. Jessica Ashman says she wants people to rethink how some artefacts were gathered in the Caribbean.

Following her convictions, bodycam footage released by the police showed Mugambe appearing shocked when she was arrested under the Modern Slavery Act. She told one officer: ‘I am a judge in my ...

If you have ever found yourself at your workplace desk by 8am, already mentally drafting your resignation letter by 8:05am, then welcome to the Ugandan workforce, where dreams of career fulfilment ...