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 ...

NPR used both "slave" and "enslaved" in recent reporting, including within the same story: An August Morning Edition story, about a new study creating a possible way for Black Americans to trace ...

Hundreds of recordings conducted between 1920 and 1940 are helping researchers learn more about the 10 million men, women and children enslaved in the United States.

NASHVILLE — At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Jackson between 1804 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. Where they were laid to rest is knowledge that ...

A cabin for enslaved people at The Hermitage, the home of former President Andrew Jackson, is seen Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. A cemetery has been discovered on the property which ...

Historians at 250-year-old Woodville work to ensure contributions of enslaved people are remembered 03:11 This year, the Woodville plantation turns 250 years old. It's one of the local locations ...