The Synthesis of "slavery"

An overview of the forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century and its enduring global legacy.

An overview of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.

A concise overview of the American Civil War (1861-1865), a conflict that redefined the United States by ending slavery and preserving the nation.

Discover Toussaint Louverture, the formerly enslaved man who led the only successful slave revolt in history and founded the nation of Haiti.

Discover the Mamluk Sultanate, a unique medieval regime where former slave soldiers rose to rule Egypt and Syria, halting the Mongol invasion.

Discover the story of the only successful slave revolt in history, which led to the creation of the first independent Black republic, Haiti.