How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.

Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...

Meanwhile, slaves could legally be brought to Illinois from slave states for one-year (but renewable) work contracts. The territory and state also permitted a system of indentured servitude.

The John Carter House, more commonly known as the Shakespeare's Head building, will get new life, and possibly a new name.

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Brad Gutierrez, Ph.D., is a retired U.S. Air Force combat pilot, professor of political science, military diplomat, and senior public policy civil servant.

The grim history is clearly told in the prices paid for slaves in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: an indigenous slave, likely to die of imported disease, cost less than an also ...

This underrated Illinois city was an important stop on the Underground Railroad and is home to many parks, adorable shops, ...

The stories of hardship, abuse, discrimination, rape, murder and racial violence against Indians displaced by indentured labour have not eroded with time, writes Vinesh Selvan.

PenCom and the Head of Civil Service partner to create a gratuity framework for Nigerian civil servants under the Contributory Pension Scheme, addressing long-standing payment issues and improving ...