If you’ve taken a trip to America’s Oldest City, you’ve most likely seen the Old Slave Market at the east end of the plaza. However, the realities of what happened there nearly two centuries ago -- ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville lawyer wants the city he calls home to make a big change. Allen Rogers - a prominent African-American attorney - wants the Market House symbol removed from the city logo ...

Whether under Dutch, British, or American control, New York’s early development was supported by slavery. The Municipal Slave Market on present-day Wall Street between Water and Pearl streets operated ...

Recently, an opinion piece was published attempting to sway public sympathy towards preserving the Market House downtown. The author, Michael Pinkston, decided to use these iniquitous tactics: Lie ...

Although the importation of slaves was outlawed in 1807, the domestic slave trade remained a major economic establishment in America until the Civil War. Before its retrocession to Virginia, the city ...

"We're trying our best to do what's right here," Mayor Larry Morgan said during a City Council meeting Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has been with the ...

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The National Park Service last week accepted a Mississippi city's donation of land at a site once one of the largest slave markets in the United States. The federal agency eventually ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Allies Against Slavery, a non-profit based in Austin, will host the 10th Annual Allies Market at Fair Market on Sunday, Dec. 8. The market serves as an outward-facing event for the ...

The city council of a small town in Georgia has voted to remove a slave market dating from the the late 1700s standing in the middle of its downtown area, but it’s still unclear what will be done with ...

LAGOS, Portugal – To the casual visitor, Lagos is a striking beach town of charming coastlines and sightly sandstone cliffs. A medieval castle sits alongside boutique cafés and outdoor restaurants ...