ings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on how the Slavs came to the Balkans. Previously we talked about the origin of the ...

which appeared in the 19th century A fascinating set of maps show the the relentless spread of slavery in the early United States as the need for crops drove farmers, and the enslaved humans who ...

There are no laws regarding slavery early in Virginia's history. By 1640, the Virginia courts had sentenced at least one black servant to slavery . . . Three servants working for a farmer named ...

As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed that slaves should be emancipated, advocating a program in which they would be freed gradually. Early in his presidency, still convinced that gradual ...