“Books and materials on American slavery, especially in Virginia, were something we focused on. After I retired, I became a fellow of the Harrison Institute, which is part of the UVa Library. “Edward ...

The first Africans in Jamestown were probably those captured in 1619 by Portuguese warring on the kingdom of Ndongo in west-central Africa. Privateers raiding a slave ship bound for the Spanish colony ...

As recently as a couple of years ago, most people in Brownsburg, Virginia — population 33 within the village and a few thousand around it — would proudly tell you that they didn't have slavery in ...

"I just believe the presence of my ancestors is with us," Wanda Tucker said. HAMPTON, Va. -- They danced to the beat of drums and sang time-honored spirituals originating from plantations, where ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A 176-year-old slave auction block has been removed from a Virginia city's downtown. The 800-pound stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corner early Friday ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Archaeologists are digging up a parking lot believed to be the former site of a slave holding pen whose artifacts could expose new facets of Richmond's slave past. Researchers with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A plaque marking ...

The project included descendants, University of Virginia graduate students, historians, Rockbridge County high schoolers and a 5-year-old who dug... Virginia museum works to uncover town's history of ...