Slavery

A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has published a new study that shows students don’t learn enough about the history of slavery in America. Of the thousand…

Delaware County’s historical society has identified several homes that were stations on the Underground Railroad between 1800 and 1863.Though these are…

A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill-served by bad textbooks and timid state standards.

One of the two statues representing Ohio in Congress’ Statuary Hall was removed last year because of its subject’s views on slavery.With the current focus…

Two readings, 165 years apart, addressed to a nation at a precarious political moment. Why Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech is still read — and still resonates — in 2017.

Versions of the story of Bre'r Rabbit outwitting Bre'r Fox exist around the world. At heart, a new book argues, they're really about who controls access to food and subverting the powers that be.

Slavery is rooted in American history, including the history of the presidency. Ten of the first fifteen U.S. presidents were slave owners, or grew up in…

Inmates in Ohio prisons reportedly are taking part in a nationwide strike against what they say is equivalent to modern day slavery.The Incarcerated…

The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus has introduced a bill to remove references to slavery from the state constitution, a move caucus members say will make…