The transatlantic slave trade is a painful part of world history. It represents one of the largest forced migrations, displacing 12.5 million Africans from their homelands. The trade was also ...

The museum acquired the collection, the largest and most complete set of Charleston slave badges, in 2022. 146 slave badges from Charleston, South Carolina. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National ...

Slavery—and it’s harrowing and depraved legacy—still has modern-day repercussions for Black Americans. It lasted four centuries and was the worst crime against humanity this country has ever committed ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Marking a difficult time in the United States' history. Friday, Charleston leaders unveiled two new signs to describe and acknowledge the history of the Slave Trade in ...

Although the importation of slaves was outlawed in 1807, the domestic slave trade remained a major economic establishment in America until the Civil War. Before its retrocession to Virginia, the city ...

The badges identify the wearer's occupation, such as servant or porter. National Museum of African American History and Culture Starting in the late 17th century, enslavers in Charleston, South ...

A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry Boddie, 2017. This work juxtaposes an image of a housing development in Harlem, ...

Why focus just on the transatlantic slave trade? Because the United Nations is engaged in a long-running con to extract reparations from the West by accusing it, and specifically the United States, of ...

Whether under Dutch, British, or American control, New York’s early development was supported by slavery. The Municipal Slave Market on present-day Wall Street between Water and Pearl streets operated ...