purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Introduction: Social death in the lands of their forefathers -- A ...

A newly conceptualized series of documentary screenings hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UC Santa Barbara kicks off on Nov. 6, with “Slavery by Another Name.” Based on Douglas ...

Juneteenth is a very significant holiday for Black people. Observed every June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, to free the last enslaved Black Americans.

The Schenectady County Historical Society on Saturday will premiere a new short film that tells the story of three enslaved people who lived in Rotterdam in the 18th Century. “Ghosts of Mabee Farm,” a ...

Just in time for Juneteenth, a new documentary highlights an untold story of African-American history. Overwhelmed by the moment, Clotilda descendant Cassandra Lewis shares a heartfelt embrace with ...

The playwright Jeremy O. Harris’s “Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.” wears its intellectual references on its sleeve. By Annie Aguiar Jeremy O. Harris’s new documentary — titled “Slave Play. Not A ...

In the interview, Harris discussed how he used the film as a platform for “theater supremacy.” Harris also discussed bringing “Slave Play” to London, the type of uncomfortable experience he wants ...

Much has been written about St. Louis’ slave history. The study of census tracts of the times notes the city’s rapid growth of Black slaves increased from 268 in 1799 to 2,656 by 1850. A mere 30 years ...

Richard J. Cellini was the founding director of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program. When I became Director of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program in Fall 2022, I told the Harvard Gazette: ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." After Slave Play premiered on Broadway in 2019, reputable Hollywood studios were quick to flood ...

EXCLUSIVE: When Jeremy O. Harris moved Slave Play to Broadway in 2019, it created a sensation on a level rarely seen in the theater world. “Brash, smart and gleefully confrontational, this is the kind ...