Slavery

US ‘honor roll’ of historic places often ignores slavery

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those pl...
14:26 23 February 2022

Trump not a ‘Parasite’ fan, praises ‘Gone with the Wind’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite,” his biggest complaint being...
19:07 21 February 2022

Lawmakers target slavery clause in Minnesota Constitution

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Spurred by a police chief, Minnesota lawmakers launched a drive Thursday to remove from the state...
20:31 20 February 2022

Maryland unveils statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harr...
1:29 11 February 2022

Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy

LIVERPOOL, England — Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles du...
19:02 18 December 2021

Reparations mark new front for US colleges tied to slavery

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which unt...
14:16 14 December 2021

Sculptor crafting first women’s statue for Central Park

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — A sculptor known for trying to redress history through her art is creating the first statue of real-life women for New York’s Cent...
12:52 21 November 2021

Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Termina...
15:57 7 November 2021

Heritage of resistance: Reenactment to honor slave rebellion

NEW ORLEANS — Against the modern backdrop of oil refineries, strip malls and gated communities, hundreds of reenactors will gather Friday in southeast...
6:19 5 November 2021

AP-NORC poll: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery

DETROIT — Few Americans are in favor of giving reparations to descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a new poll shows, even as the...
13:33 25 October 2021