The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised “action” in redressing the evils of the historic transatlantic slave trade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the General Assembly Hall during the historic vote on a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and the ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civil Rights icon Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and renowned journalist Stacy M. Brown collaborated on the groundbreaking book The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500 ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning the transatlantic slave trade that occurred between the 16th and 19th centuries and also urged reparations for it “as a ...

"The essays in this book provide statistical analysis of the transatlantic slave trade, focusing especially on Brazil and Portugal, from the 17th through the 19th century. It contains the most ...

President John Mahama has rejected claims that the involvement of some Africans in the transatlantic slave trade diminishes the crime of slavery or weakens the case for reparations.

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’ ...

Washington, D.C. – Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., a lifelong civil rights leader and president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), has released “The Transatlantic Slave Trade ...

Although a village with the same name has been around since the 12th Century, what is now the city of Milton Keynes did not ...

The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.

Kunta Kinteh Island offers an emotional journey into the history of the transatlantic slave trade, inspired by Alex Haley's ...

The question of slavery’s future figured prominently when the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. Some delegates from Northern states hoped to banish the practice.