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 ...

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

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...

Her parents were indentured servants, basically equivalent to slaves. The family's owner, Col. Thomas Cox, moved the household to Springfield in 1822.

Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years in Pekin, where she is commemorated with a downtown memorial.

Servants typically worked four to seven years in exchange for passage, room, board, lodging and freedom dues. While the life of an indentured servant was harsh and restrictive, it wasn't slavery.

The term “indentured servant” was coined by the British as a means of repackaging and sanitizing a form of exploitation that closely mirrored slavery.

In the 1840s, a man named Pete lived on the mansion grounds as one of the many slaves or "indentured servants," considered property of the Jarrot family. He eventually sued for his freedom and ...

That is where Proposal 2 stands on November 8th. Proposal 2 is a suggested constitutional amendment that eliminates language that allows slavery and indentured servitude by a person’s consent or as a ...