James Hinds was assassinated for his beliefs, and today is largely forgotten. He stood up for African-American civil rights during the Reconstruction, provoking the KKK's ire.

Russian serfdom and American slavery ended within two years of each other; the defenders of these systems of bondage surprisingly shared many of the same arguments.

The day-long Purim festival was transformed into a week-long carnival in the Dutch Caribbean colonies, as a rowdy celebration of inversion celebrated liberations of all kinds.

Initially, Indian slavery was considered different from African slavery in the early Anglo-American colonial world, but this split didn't last for long.

Madeira is famous for its wine and scenery today, but in the 15th century it boomed and then busted as the sugar capital of the world.

In an age when the White House is being asked if slavery was a good or bad thing, perhaps we should take a look at the history of the history of slavery.

Benjamin Lay was a radical abolitionist who helped turn the Quakers from slave-holders to leaders of the anti-slavery movement.

The Equal Justice Initiative's new museum seeks to lead a more “honest conversation about racial and economic justice."

African women, always a minority in the slave trade, often had to find their own ways of rebellion against slavery if they could.

Square dancing’s lily-white reputation hides something unexpected: A deep African American history that’s rooted in a legacy of slavery.