Engraving shows the arrival of a Dutch slave ship with a group of African slaves for sale, Jamestown, Virginia, 1619. The Dutch government reportedly plans to apologize for its role in the slave trade ...

(Reuters) - Britain marks 200 years on March 25 since its first law abolishing trade in African slaves received royal assent, in a major step towards ending a trade that shipped more than 10 million ...

Slavery is often taught as a straightforward chapter in American history: it began, it was brutal, it ended with the Civil War, and the nation moved on. But the truth is far more complex, global, and ...