Probing the incentives and institutions that kept slavery alive can help us value what freedom means.

Take away its legal sanction and subsidy, and the institution’s entire economic edifice crumbles.

As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country’s history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how examining plantation records and market prices deepens our understanding of a ...

Juneteenth is a sacred celebration of the end of slavery. But true economic justice is the unfinished business of civil ...

History Slavery Myths Debunked The Irish were slaves too; slaves had it better than Northern factory workers; black people fought for the Confederacy; and other lies, half-truths, and irrelevancies.

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...

After the cookout and cultural celebrations, Americans must complete the work of Juneteenth to achieve equality for all.

While state legislation on reparations remains stalled, the NJISJ-led council of experts has completed its investigation into ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine ...

After more than three years of research, Fulton County is approaching a historic decision: whether to offer reparations to ...

Vendors sold handmade goods and food at the Juneteenth block party on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Indianapolis, with ...