Dr. Harvey Amani Whitfield, a Dalhousie alum and expert in the history of slavery, recently returned to Halifax after 20 years to take up a new joint role at Dalhousie and the University of King’s ...

Afua Cooper, a poet and sociologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said the extensive history of slavery in the United States leads Canadians to not think about this country's history of slavery.

One Thousand Years of Slavery, a riveting new docu-series exploring the legacy of slavery and how our shared history can create a better future, will air on Smithsonian Channel in 2022. Watch Full ...

QUEBEC CITY — Aly Ndiaye uses the heel of his boot to remove the frozen snow from a display case outside city hall, and reveals a reproduction of a 1760 print by British military artist Richard Short.

Canadians appalled by the violence in the Oscar-nominated film 12 Years a Slave probably also feel proud that the carpenter who helps Solomon Northup regain his freedom is Canadian (and played by Brad ...

APIA, Samoa: King Charles said on Friday (Oct 25) the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic ...

He spoke at a museum where millions of African slaves were baptized. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, during his diplomatic trip to Angola, acknowledged America's "original sin" of slavery and the ...

The names in his family tree read like a North Vancouver road atlas – Heywood, Lonsdale, Pemberton, Fell. It was once a source of pride. But recent study into Guy Heywood’s family history reveals a ...