Though "contraband" slaves had been declared free, Lincoln continued to insist ... officers -- only one hundred gained commissions during the war. African American soldiers were also given ...

However, David Williams suggests that this portrayal marginalizes the role that African American slaves played in freeing themselves. At the Civil War's outset, Lincoln made clear his intent was to ...

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group fighting Sudan's army, is accused of committing mass sexual atrocities ...

Following the American war of independence there was also a large number of slaves and freed slaves who had fought for the British. These black loyalists were rewarded with land in Nova Scotia ...

Of the Civil War Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment ... thereby protecting the legal status of the newly freed slaves. Eventually, the amendment would be interpreted to apply most provisions ...

At the end of the Second World War there were only three independent countries in Africa: Liberia, which had been founded by freed slaves and declared itself independent in 1847. Ethiopia ...

Whether it was spent feasting or plotting escapes, the week between Christmas and the new year offered a rare opportunity for ...

People became slaves as punishment for crime, payment for debts, or prisoners of war. The successful sale of adults was considered an exploit for which a man was hailed by praise singers ...