ST. LOUIS — Descendants of the Black people enslaved by St. Louis University have for the first time calculated how much labor and wealth was stolen from their ancestors, their latest effort in a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Decades of research and archeology led to a recent, historic discovery on Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage property. Without disturbing the graves, archaeologists confirmed the ...

YORK, S.C. — For the first time, a ceremony was held at Historic Brattonsville in York County to honor the lives of the enslaved people buried in mostly unmarked graves at the site. Initially, only 46 ...

A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama, the original capital of the Confederacy.

Four years ago, The New York Times published The 1619 Project, a collection of stories and essays about the lasting impact of slavery in the United States. Among the many ideas advanced in the project ...

When Sajan Rhea Young ’24 recently opened up about his historical connection to the University through the institution of slavery, I was reminded of my own heritage. I am a direct descendant of an ...

FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Inside the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, Executive Director Karen White and her team are in the process of documenting the African American ...

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis University was set to apologize for enslaving people. Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school enslaved backed out, citing concerns that the ...

The actor digs into his family history on the newest episode of 'Finding Your Roots' Anthony Ramos has new insight into his family’s origins. In a PEOPLE-exclusive clip from a new episode of Finding ...