Research led by the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is highlighted in two museums in Rio de ...

In this 2009 file photo child labourers hold each others hands after being rescued from shoe factories on World Day Against Child Labour in New Delhi. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi As climate 'tipping points' ...

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND — Beatles lovers who seek out Penny Lane imagine it as that magical place “in my ears and in my eyes, there beneath the blue suburban skies.” But it has a sinister undertone too.

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“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a global story. By Jennifer Schuessler “In Slavery’s Wake,” a new exhibition ...

Illinois schools are not required to teach a class in the state’s history. Perhaps as a result, you may be surprised to learn that Illinois at one time allowed slavery. But Darrel Dexter, a historian ...

This is a cross-post from the ACLU of Northern California. There is a story we tell ourselves about being American. Much of it is a lie. Two dates that students throughout the country are required to ...

Before he became a celebrated author and the founding father and first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Eustace Williams was an adroit footballer. At his high school, Queen’s Royal College, ...