The first documented Africans to arrive in the English-speaking colony of what would become Virginia, arrived in August 1619 on the “White Lion,” a Dutch man-of-war ship carrying enslaved cargo ...

That the Africans on the ship were slaves sold to white Virginians, that slavery was uniquely America’s “Original Sin,” that our form of government was a “slaveocracy,” that “anti ...

It’s important to tackle the topic in an age-appropriate way, experts say—and to make sure children understand how the legacy of slavery informs life today.

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

The president launches a nationalist and ‘patriotic’ program at a rally in Iowa, ahead of the 2026 celebrations, with an ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

It recounts the story of the first slave ship to come to America in 1619, describing it as America’s original sin.

The USS Constellation is a well-known Civil War ship, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy.

The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, ...

Juneteenth celebrates the fall of slavery in the U.S. At the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, visitors heard from descendants of slaves.

Tara Roberts - a diver, storyteller, and NatGeo Explorer - is working to bring these long-lost stories back to the surface.