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American Experience’s Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.

Frederick Douglass went on to become many things – abolitionist, autobiographer, essayist, diplomat, orator, political theorist, editor, publisher and social reformer.

Several cities across the nation are exploring, and even implementing, municipal reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans. Reading may be the next to take on the effort.

Explore the little-known story of the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted into

After research into the college’s ties to slavery, a residence hall and a gate will be renamed.

History remembers slavery is linked to the legacies of both Justices

Also on the program: House Divided Project explores the struggle for freedom in the US

The story of several prominent abolitionist figures unfolds as you go, most notably that of the Garrett family. A family of Quakers, they were opposed to slavery and leveraged the power they had to end the institution and provide refuge to enslaved people.

Tamara Lawrance (King Charles III) stars as an indomitable house slave in Jamaica during the era of emancipation, with Hayley Atwell (The Avengers) as her demanding, capricious mistress, in The Long Song.