The search for enslaved ancestors often hits a wall. Can new tools break it?

A writer's search for her Jamaican ancestors reveals how the largest efforts yet to digitize and connect slavery-era records ...
CNN

The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved

A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama, the original capital of the Confederacy.
Newsweek

Cemetery for People Enslaved by Andrew Jackson Found on His Plantation

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A cemetery where enslaved people were laid to rest has been found at ...
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New book chronicles the life of an enslaved man on the run in the 1700s

History Professor Gregory O'Malley will read from his new book, The Escapes Of David George, at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Feb.2 David George was born enslaved in Virginia in 1742, but he never gave up on ...
Essence

Harvard University Agrees To Transfer Early Photographs Of Enslaved People To African American Museum After Years Long Legal Battle

Harvard University has agreed to turn over 175-year-old photographs of enslaved people to a museum in South Carolina, ending a yearslong battle led by a woman who says the images include her ancestors ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Little-Known Story of the Enslaved Africans Who Found Freedom in the European Fight Over North America

A full-scale reconstruction of the 1738 Fort Mose was built in 2025 after decades of planning and archaeological research. Fort Mose Historical Society A hush falls over the marsh as dusk deepens. The ...