Discussions of racial problems almost invariably bring out the cliché of “a legacy of slavery.” But anyone who is being serious, as distinguished from being political, would surely want to ...

In this gripping episode of "When Did Slavery Stop?", we dive deep into history to challenge the accepted story of freedom and explore how the chains of slavery have lingered far beyond their ...

Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However ...

A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict.

Passover is a holiday in the Jewish faith celebrating the ancient Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt. For decades, the Jews had been slaves of the Egyptian pharaohs until Moses led them out of ...

A group of powerful anti-slavery advocates issued a warning Tuesday, declaring that “millions of lives are at risk” unless urgent, coordinated international action is taken to eliminate modern ...

The South thought new states should be free to allow slavery if they wanted. They did not want the spread of slavery to be stopped and the North to have an advantage in the US senate. It took ...