Nation Aug 30 In upstate New York, a cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed By Michael Hill
Nation Jun 19 Watch Report reveals how formerly enslaved people were ousted from land received after Civil War After the Civil War, the federal government’s pledge of 40 acres and a mule to the formerly enslaved has been known as a broken promise. But a new report reveals that not only did the government grant land to hundreds… By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant
Nation Jun 19 Watch 4:26 The grandmother of Juneteenth on what the holiday means for Americans In 1865, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform the country's last enslaved people that they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. The day now known as Juneteenth was formally recognized as a national holiday… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings
Arts Dec 28 Watch 7:59 Activists fight to memorialize site of largest slave auction in American history Activists in Georgia are fighting to shine a spotlight on The Weeping Time, a little-known but very painful moment in American history. More than 150 years ago in Savannah, the largest single auction of enslaved people in the history of… By Benedict Moran, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation Feb 19 Watch 10:15 Slave shipwreck spurs revitalization and hope in Alabama Three years ago, the shipwreck of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive in the U.S., was found near Mobile, Alabama. Archeologists are now learning details about the horrific journey endured by its captives. Clotilda descendants hope the new… By Megan Thompson