Toussaint L’Ouverture emerged as the leader of the Haitian revolution in the late 1780s, playing a key role in leading the ...

Since 2020 our team has been investigating the links between the RA and its colonial past. Research into the Royal Academy of ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

The LVMH Prize finalist’s collection, titled “Fictions of Reality,” was influenced by the works of Mexican surrealist painter ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

"Trace/s," the Brooklyn Public Library's newest exhibit, was unveiled last week in Downtown Brooklyn, connecting the legacy ...

It is often suggested that historical portraits avoided smiles because of poor dental hygiene, but in reality, social ...

The Hollywood couple — who have a combined net worth of $380million — are facing renewed backlash over their controversial 2012 plantation wedding. Lively and Reynolds famously tied the knot ...

Read the article above to find out more. Just in case any readers might be dropping by the Midlands later in March, I'm giving a lecture for the Warwickshire County Council on Ralph Sheldon's recently ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...