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Slavery

Juneteenth: Galveston family discovers lineage to enslaved ancestor

  • Jun 17

Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

  • May 26

Slavery displays are being restored at President's House site

  • Feb 19
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Trump admin. erasing history and science at national parks: lawsuit

  • Feb 17

Part of Underground Railroad found in closet of New York City museum

  • Feb 15

Texas City Museum welcomes new piece of Black cowboy history

  • Feb 13

What is Black History Month, and why is it important?

  • Feb 4

Trump confirms review of Smithsonian US history

  • Aug 19, 2025

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Galveston family uncovers its roots to a formerly enslaved boy at the time of Emancipation

  • Jun 17
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Texas City Museum welcomes new piece of Black cowboy history

  • Feb 13
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Lost no more: Saga of former enslaved man's quest for freedom, long new life on the Hudson

  • Jun 17, 2025
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Nat Geo Explorer unearths slave ship stories in 'Into The Depths'

  • Jun 17, 2025
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Why 3 Freedmen's Town homeowners fought Rice University to keep land

  • Feb 16, 2024
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Advocates worry about FBISD plan to build school over old prison farm

  • Oct 19, 2023
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Houston City Council vote could change access to Confederate, slavery-related statues

  • Oct 6, 2023
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City of Houston says progress to resume on Freedmen's Town historic row houses this summer

  • Jul 12, 2023

Latest Stories

National Geographic

Diving into history: National Geographic Explorer unearths slave ship stories in 'Into The Depths'

Tara Roberts - a diver, storyteller, and NatGeo Explorer - is working to bring these long-lost stories back to the surface.

  • Jun 17, 2025

Black History Month: Why 3 Freedmen's Town homeowners fought Rice University to keep their land

It's a part of history that still remains unknown. Historians believe this battle was about more than just the homeowners' property. It was also about their freedom and rights.

  • Feb 16, 2024

Houston's Olivewood Cemetery named one of America's most endangered historic sites

Olivewood Cemetery's issues with the city's extreme weather already placed it among 11 of America's most endangered historic sites.

  • Jan 26, 2024

Advocates worry unmarked graves will surface during elementary school construction in Fort Bend

Fort Bend ISD's plan to build a new school in a field is causing controversy after records show the land is near an unfound cemetery. Now, advocates want proper measures taken to not repeat Sugar Land 95.

  • Oct 19, 2023

Houston City Council vote could change access to Confederate, slavery-related statues

The City of Houston's vote will look to "de-access" the works from its civic arts collection.

  • Oct 6, 2023