Greece became the first European state to abolish slavery and declare freedom and independence for all during the Greek Revolution.

The problem is not the inefficiency of a conscript army; the problem is the gross immorality — indeed, the massive criminality — of drafting young men ... to ...

The monument was built in Akron some 50 years after his execution for treason in 1859 for his role in sparking the Civil War ...

Elizabeth Freeman played a critical role in the fight to end slavery in the United States. Untold is a free collection of ...

The abolitionist movement reshaped history—and this quick breakdown shows how. From its roots in moral and humanitarian activism to landmark victories like the end of the transatlantic slave trade and ...

On March 25, 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot to death at his palace in Riyadh by a "mentally deranged" nephew who was later executed.

Op-ed: Today, the prison island immortalizes a man who sold Black New Yorkers into slavery. Once the prison is shut down, the ...

The spectre... continues to haunt us, reminding us of the unfinished business of emancipation.”This quote by Jacques Derrida, ...

Efforts to control Black mobility—from early passports to the Fugitive Slave Act—laid much of the groundwork for today’s border regimes.

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, a rights activist who fought incessantly to wipe out slavery in his native Mauritania, died on Thursday in the capital Nouakchott aged 80, a representative of his NGO told AFP.

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Black history is American history. The Black experience is the American experience. It’s an experience that rejects being bound down, rejects subjugation — whether from a British crown or an ...