Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century. The Empire enslaved millions of people - Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Having spent the ...

*On March 25, 2026, the world did something rare—it told the truth out loud. According to People Magazine, the United Nations ...

While scarcely an unknown story, the history of slavery in the Islam­ic world is one that has been shadowed by the focus on its Atlan­tic counterpart. Marozzi’s well-written book is greatly to be ...

The United Nations General Assembly has declared the slave trade the ‘gravest crime against humanity’ but three countries voted against the resolution ...

Pretty much every human society from ancient to modern times has had some form of involuntary servitude, and a William & Mary professor has set out to compare and contrast them. Jessica Stephens, ...

W hat does it mean to study slavery? To study something means to make arguments based on evidence. But what counts as evidence, and who has the authority to make those determinations? In part because ...

A National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibition frames the history of slavery in a global context Abigail Pocasangre & Julia Ross Artist Daniel Minter created this installation ...

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be ...

Growing up, Dominique Williams visited her grandmother every weekend. And on each trip, she was greeted by a piece of her past, a name stitched in fabric, filled with centuries of legacy and mystery. ...

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan government, in ...