Black abolitionist Sojourner Truth, shown here in a portrait from the late 1800s, was born into slavery in 1797 in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County and was later freed. She spent the first 32 years ...

The Texas State Capitol is seen on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called the legislature into a special session, ...

Chance Bonar works at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, and is affiliated with their ongoing Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies at Tufts University project. The effects of ...

I recently had a conversation with a young African American man and he shared his concerns regarding the Bible’s stance on slavery, especially its legislative aspects in the Old Testament and the ...

Recently, my wife, Becky, and I were driving to a familiar Southern California city when we got in a bit of a disagreement. In the kindest way, she stated several times that I was driving in the wrong ...

Paul Ham does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The effects of ancient slavery, on the other hand, aren’t as tangible today – and most Americans have only a vague idea of what it looked like. Some people might think of biblical stories, such as ...