The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

Almost all of those who came under the National Referral Mechanism while awaiting return were later released from detention, the Home Office said.

Workers at a sugar factory in Guadeloupe read the records of a trial that followed the death of a slave in 1842, with uncomfortably strong modern-day echoes

Participants say poor living conditions and wages of $1 a day have pushed them to launch the weeks-long protest.

ATLANTA — A recently discovered early script version of the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” showed a much harsher depiction of slavery than what ultimately made it onscreen.

Actor accepted an award for the 2022 slavery drama ‘Emancipation’

Home Office data shows 566 people were categorised as missing between 2020 and 2022

The brass plate on the Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas claims he used his influence to delay the abolition of slavery.

The decision does not automatically mean the plaque can be removed - as permission needs to be given by those who own the monument.

ATLANTA — A former Atlanta fire chief, fired eight years ago over his self-published book that likened homosexuality to bestiality, spoke to a group of state government workers Monday for Black History Month. During the meandering speech, Kelvin Cochran said it was God’s plan to bring Africans to America as…

This movement to suppress history is rooted in the “lost cause,” a false version of history promoted by white Southerners to erase the horrors of slavery and justify legal segregation.

An amendment that would repeal language from the Nevada Constitution regarding slavery as punishment for a crime was certified for the 2024 ballot. Voters in Nevada will decide on the amendment on Nov. 5, 2024.