Slavery in America didn't end 150 years ago. Slavery by Another Name "resets" our national clock with a singular astonishing fact: Slavery in America didn't end 150 years ago, with Abraham Lincoln's ...

THIS IS how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. “Nigger,” he demanded, “have you got any money?” The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mixed-media exhibition that explores the little-known past practice of leasing Black convicts to private individuals and ...

For all the controversy in which teaching about slavery in the Old South remains mired, we often ignore the fact that slavery as an institution persisted past Emancipation. Even well into the 20th ...

A note on language -- Introduction : The bricks we stand on -- pt. 1. The slow poison -- 1. The wedding : fruits of freedom -- 2. An industrial slavery : "Niggers is cheap" -- 3. Slavery's increase : ...

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. The white man, Robert Franklin, was a constable. He ...

After the Civil War, the South’s economy, society, and government were in shambles. Southern state governments struggled to raise money to repair damaged infrastructure and to support new expenses ...

A behind the scenes look at the documentary "Slavery by Another Name." By THR Staff Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day PMC Logo ...

St. Helena Island, S.C. A mixed-media exhibition that explores the little-known past practice of leasing Black convicts to private individuals and corporations will open Saturday at St. Helena ...