The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...

Documentary series exploring the abolition of Slavery in the British Dominions in 1833. In Episode 1 of this two-part documentary series, Luke Tomes explores the rebirth of an abolition movement ...

Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time.

So the social legislation of Mishpatim begins with slavery. What is fascinating is not only what it says but what it doesn’t say. It doesn’t say: abolish slavery. Surely it should have done.

In a speech lasting two hours (the speech took place on Dec. 3 but was telegraphed from India only last week), the Maharaja said that the Government would assist in the suppression of slavery by ...

Author Scott Spillman joins Morning Joe to discuss his book 'Making Sense of Slavery: America’s Long Reckoning, from the ...

We were all taught in school that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. to celebrate American independence ...

Penn is said to have held at least 12 slaves who built the structures on his estate. The late 1700s and early 1800s saw a worldwide movement to abolish slavery gather momentum, and in 1780 ...