What made this encounter truly extraordinary was Samoset's command of the English language. He had learned to speak English from fishermen who worked the waters off Monhegan Island in the Gulf of ...

The Exodus echoes remind us that Jewish and African liberations are intertwined. In facing jihadist “Pharaohs,” this biblical ...

Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political ...

The Indian Woods historical marker at the intersection of St. Francis Road and U.S. Highway 17 in Bertie County is easily missed while cruising at 55 or 60 miles an hour. Located at the edge of a ...

This is Article 2 of the seven-part series, “Bridges of Liberation: Jewish & African Paths to Freedom.” The full disclaimer regarding my independent views is contained in the preceding article: ...

Several African countries have offered national identity to these descendants.

Trump is denying most seeking refugee status—but granting preferences for white South Africans and Europeans who oppose ...

The Archdiocese of Washington launches a historic initiative to honor people enslaved by the Church in Maryland, including ...

The "Honoring Those Who Were Enslaved" project is the result of "engagements with the community of descendants of enslaved ...

I think he was alert to the ways that it could end up eroding the institution,” says historian Christopher Brown ...

The American Revolution was one of the most radical acts in human history, casting aside centuries of monarchical despotism ...

“W hen shall we hear the joyfull sound … that slavery is no more?” So asked Jupiter Hammon, an enslaved man whose life in New ...