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Here are ten shocking facts about slavery and American descendants of chattel slavery who survived the unthinkable in the ...
Their stories were part of Jamestown Settlement’s commemoration of the first Africans who were brought to Virginia in 1619.
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WILLIAMSBURG — Jamestown Settlement will honor the legacy of the first recorded Africans brought to Virginia in 1619 with ...
New York Times investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about President Trump's criticism of the Smithsonian, saying the institution focuses too much on "how bad slavery was." ...
While some may have assumed that such censorship would primarily impact students, President Trump's emphasis on targeting ...
When I was a kid, we didn’t go on vacation to beaches or amusement parks. We didn’t take cruises or spend a week at the lake.
These 50 historical towns are the oldest in their state — many of these settlements date back to before America's founding.
Donald Trump successfully championed anti-immigrant hysteria during his 2024 (re)election campaign … and it worked.  Once in ...
The Transatlantic Slave Trade is not just Black history—it is American history, and Black Americans lived it. Their ancestors ...
Local commentators recently claimed that President Donald Trump’s general 10% tariff constituted a sales tax on consumers. That would be true if tariffs directly affected consumers, but the point of a ...
There is certainly no shortage of historical dramas on streaming platforms, but these 20 combine fascinating stories and ...