US slavery
Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values, instead of Confederates who lost a war
June 9, 2023
By: The Conversation
A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads
February 11, 2023
By: The Conversation
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
January 26, 2023
By: The Conversation
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option
January 7, 2023
By: The Conversation
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s pending promotion sheds new light on his overlooked fight for equal rights after the Civil War
December 7, 2022
By: The Conversation
Student ‘slave auctions’ illustrate the existence of a hidden culture of domination and subjugation in US schools
December 2, 2022
By: The Conversation
Tubman led raids during Civil War as well as better-known slave rescues
April 30, 2022
By: Courier Newsroom
Plantations could be used to teach about US slavery if stories are told truthfully
March 15, 2022
By: Courier Newsroom
How a mass suicide by slaves caused the legend of the flying African to take off
March 1, 2022
By: Courier Newsroom
Modern-day culture wars playing out on tours of slaveholding plantations
December 7, 2021
By: Courier Newsroom