Last known slave ship to arrive in U.S. discovered in Alabama 00:44. Keys to the past and the future of a community descended from enslaved Africans lie in a river bottom on Alabama's Gulf Coast ...

In 1537, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto took 50 African slaves to Florida. One named Robles, who apparently was Christian, was left at Coosa, Alabama, because he was too ill to walk.

There is danger in clinging to erroneous information when presented with contradictory evidence. It's a threat to our past and our future.

A video showing Alabama residents insisting that slaves were not treated badly has gone viral on social media.. The clip—which comes from "Chelsea Does Racism," an episode of Chelsea Handler's ...

Coats and the slaves - and some say a few Cherokees – set to work on building the house: a 14-room, two-story mansion built in the shape of a T, with porches facing out from both floors on ...

Whatever the rate, a slaveholder's tax bill was tiny compared to the slave's value. In 1860, an Alabama slaveholder would pay no more than $1.10 in taxes (about $30 in 2016 dollars) for a 15- to ...

The descendants of Alabama slave owner Timothy Meaher –who hired Capt. William Foster to smuggle 110 captive Africans to Mobile on his ship, Clotilda– had for years refused to meet with the ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, current and former inmates announced a lawsuit challenging Alabama's prison labor program as a type of “modern day slavery." Dave Martin / AP Dec. 16, 2023, 6:00 AM EST ...

Horace King, a former slave, was a renowned bridge builder and architect in the American South during the 19th century. King was known for his craftsmanship, particularly his intricate spiral ...