Here are ten shocking facts about slavery and American descendants of chattel slavery who survived the unthinkable in the ...

1865: Slavery played a central role in the history of the United States, existing from the early 1600s, and indirectly led to the Civil War which finally brought about its abolition in 1865.

Enslaved people in Delaware and Kentucky were not freed until slavery was prohibited “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” by the 13th Amendment when it was ...

For African Americans across the United States, ‘ Juneteenth ’ is an annual celebration, marking the official ending of slavery. The commemoration on June 19 sees people across the US mark the ...

After nearly 157 years of slavery abolition in the United States, voters in five states where slavery is still legal as a punishment for convicted criminals will decide whether to outlaw the ...

The long history of slavery in the United States has been at the heart of public debates during the past two presidential elections cycles. During the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, public ...

The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.

However, slavery was not abolished until 1837. In the United States, slavery was abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1, 1863, during the Civil War.

United States President Donald Trump has said the nation’s Smithsonian museums only discuss “horrible” topics, including “how ...

In 1860, a United States census counted nearly four million enslaved people living in the country. The Civil War was fought between abolitionists and the pro-slavery Confederacy, until the ...