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"The Bitter and the Sweet: Kentucky Sugar Chests, Enslavement, and the Transatlantic World 1790-1865" explores the history of sugar chests in the state and the dark history behind them.
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Slavery and indentured servitude is illegal in Kentucky except as a punishment for a crime. The exception has deep ties to slavery, and some lawmakers hope to amend the Constitution to eliminate it.
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The inspiration for Amendment 3 came about a decade ago, behind the bars and barbed wire of Riverbend Maximum Security Prison.
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Months of protests over police brutality has brought some change, but major reform has so far eluded many communities.
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Lloyd's of London and pub chain Greene King said they'd donate to charities helping minority communities. A research project documented that founders of the companies received money linked to slavery.
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A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill-served by bad textbooks and timid state standards.
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Many seafood lovers use the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ratings to choose sustainable fish. Now it has rolled out a tool to help corporations assess the risk of human trafficking in seafood supply chains.
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A new house tour bypasses Charleston's antebellum mansions and takes visitors directly to the quarters where enslaved people lived and worked.
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Western Kentucky University's Student Government Association has passed a resolution calling for free tuition for black students as reparations for…
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A discovery during a sunrise service in the Somerset City Cemetery has led to the creation of a memorial for slaves buried in unmarked graves. Charles…