Archaeologists recently made a startling discovery: They found that two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Central America were actually two Danish slave ships. The ships, named Fridericus ...

MOBILE, ALABAMA — “Step into my office,” Darron Patterson, 71, said with a wry smile as he swept an arm toward a metal bench. The “office” is the sunny front porch of a new, one-of-a-kind museum that ...

In July 1860, just a few days after Americans celebrated the country’s independence, a schooner slipped into Alabama’s Mobile Bay, carrying 110 captives. Their first exposure to the land of the free ...

The Henrietta Marie was an English slave ship that mysteriously sank off the coast of Key West in 1700. It was returning from a trip to Jamaica where 191 slaves were sold. Nearly 300 years later, a ...

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday. "Investigations of ship ...

PART I. RECOVERING THE STORY. Cleared for Africa --- Shadows on the Wall --- Creating a Record --- How Did You Find Me? ---- PART II. THE HAUNTED LAND. Meeting the Slave Traders --- Another Century, ...

Sometimes the slightest crack in an otherwise solid foundation can trigger the wholesale collapse of an edifice. Such was the ...

Marine archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery off the coast of Costa Rica, shedding new light on a mystery that has puzzled historians for centuries. What were once believed to be pirate ...

National Geographic explorer Tara Roberts spoke with "GMA" about her journey. A trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture launched journalist Tara Roberts on a ...

A new project aimed at honoring the history of enslaved Africans in America is set to take shape in Richmond. City leaders, in partnership with The Shockoe Project, have announced the construction of ...

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday. "Investigations of ship ...