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November 20, 2021 | 8:09 AM

Slavery By Another Name

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

By Fred Vigeant

Updated: November 24, 2021 | 10:13 am

Formerly enslaved people made an impact at Dickinson College. The school is now honoring their names

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

By Gabriela Martínez

July 7, 2021 | 3:00 PM

The legacies of Chief Justices Roger Taney and John Marshall and slavery

History remembers slavery is linked to the legacies of both Justices

By Merideth Bucher

May 18, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Pennsylvania’s new Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, MD

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

By Scott LaMar

March 7, 2021 | 1:43 PM

‘A story of perseverance’: Upper Darby offers a new anti-slavery walking tour

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.

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

January 27, 2021 | 9:30 AM

The Long Song on Masterpiece

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.

By Fred Vigeant

July 1, 2020 | 12:31 PM

Remembering the enslaved teenager who joined Jefferson in Philadelphia

Robert Hemings, whose life and contributions to history — like so many of his status — are stories of what we don’t know.

By Hillel Italie/The Associated Press

December 20, 2019 | 7:33 PM

Dickinson College considers removing names of slaveholders from campus

A midstate college could soon remove the names of slaveholders that are commemorated on campus buildings.

By Rachel McDevitt

November 10, 2019 | 8:21 AM

Hundreds march in reenactment of a historic, but long forgotten slave rebellion

The German Coast Uprising is believed to be the largest slave rebellion in United States history. This weekend, hundreds of African Americans gathered in the streets of Louisiana to recreate the event, long an overlooked chapter in the story of America.

By Leila Fadel and Emma Bowman/NPR

November 8, 2019 | 9:36 AM

Villanova students win national award for ‘Sankofa,’ documentary shot in Philly, Ghana

Princess Garrett and 20 other students created and produced the documentary “Sankofa,” which tells the story of two young Black men who live worlds apart, yet share so much.

By Jennifer Lynn/WHYY

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