“West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” a 1979 African movie musical, has quietly built a devoted fan base. Now, it’s back in a restoration. By Juan A. Ramírez It’s safe to say that the ...

Just in time for Juneteenth, a new documentary highlights an untold story of African-American history. Overwhelmed by the moment, Clotilda descendant Cassandra Lewis shares a heartfelt embrace with ...

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HAVANA (Reuters) - A replica of the 19th century slave ship Amistad, made famous in a Stephen Spielberg movie, sailed into Havana Bay on Thursday with U.S. and Cuba flags flying side by side in a ...

A new era is born.

Naval warfare is rich with dramatic episodes. One such that deserves to be much better known is the campaign waged by England in the early 19th century against African slavery. Among the contestants ...

Noble in intent but off-putting in design, The Middle Passage (9:05 p.m. Saturday, HBO) awkwardly mixes poetry with horrific images to relate the plight of Africans captured, shackled and crammed into ...

Boasting his intention to dodge the U.S. Navy’s enforcement of the hated ban, Meaher partners with William Foster, a shipwright who captains his beautifully crafted schooner, the Clotilda. The pair ...

MOBILE, ALABAMA — “Step into my office,” Darron Patterson, 71, said with a wry smile as he swept an arm toward a metal bench. The “office” is the sunny front porch of a new, one-of-a-kind museum that ...

A new project aimed at honoring the history of enslaved Africans in America is set to take shape in Richmond. City leaders, in partnership with The Shockoe Project, have announced the construction of ...