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In Early New England, Our Ancestor Fought Pequot Warriors
New York, N.Y. In May of 1824, in the Upstate New York village of Bath, our third great-grandmother Caroline Bull married Thomas Jefferson Dudley – whose own third great-…
Slavery Remembrance Day: U.N. Shines Light on African Diaspora Legacy
New York, N.Y. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the African diaspora's contributions to society, including culture, medicine, science and sp…
Slavery Abolition Day: Beware Trafficking of Refugees, Migrants
New York, N.Y. With over 60 million people driven from their homes and millions more crossing borders to seek a better life, the risk of mounting human trafficking and en…
The Battle for Civil Rights Continues in America
Marietta College, Ohio. “Americans can get very uncomfortable talking about certain issues and civil rights are definitely one of them.” That’s what my friend Jessie told…
U.N. to Unveil Memorial to Victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade
New York, N.Y. A permanent memorial to honour the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New Y…
Legacy of Frederick Douglass: Celebrating 175 Years of Abolition
New York, N.Y. When Frederick Douglass arrived in New York City on September 4, 1838, he could hardly have believed that, 175 years later, people from all over the world…
Worth Seeing: The Dramatic Twelve Years a Slave
New York, N.Y. Twelve Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical drama film based on the 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup , a free blac…