A new downtown Washington exhibit, inspired by the 1619 Project, explores slavery’s legacy and impact through art.
The Trump administration took down the slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park. The erasure of our shared ...
In January 2026, the National Park Service removed the slavery exhibition at the President’s House site in Philadelphia, PA ...
Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an ...
Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...
In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a horseback ride under the cover of darkness, abolitionists ...
The White House is afraid to admit the contradiction at the heart of our history: a nation that dedicated itself to human liberty also enslaved African Americans.
As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country’s history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male ...
Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia‘s Independence National Historical ...
The exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia explored George Washington's involvement in slavery ...
Langston Hughes, my favorite writer, wrote a poem in 1926, when he was 25 years old. It declared, with a mix of substantial sadness and delicate defiance, "I, too, am America." Born in the long ...