The first African slaves came to this country in 1609, and Virginia would become the center of bondage. By the 1850’s, eight to ten thousand people were auctioned in Richmond each year. One of those ...

F.T. Rea wrote an interesting piece that left out some significant facts regarding the history of slavery in Virginia (“Unvarnishing Virginia History,” Back Page, Feb. 28). The first 20 Africans ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An attorney for the national slavery museum proposed by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder submitted a revised plan Wednesday to dig out from $7 million in debt, including the sale of ...

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Rebecca Roberts sitting in for Debbie Elliot. Politics and race are capturing our attention this weekend. On Fox News Sunday, Secretary of State ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder resurrected his vision of a national slavery museum on Thursday, proposing to locate it in a former church that once was a sanctuary for slaves and ...

The status of blacks in Virginia slowly changed over the last half of the 17th century. The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave. In ...

A Virginia judge has ruled that embryos can legally be classified as property or “chattel” — a decision with echoes of slavery in the U.S. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner partially ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On December 17, 1861 Henry Ruffner died. He was a minister and professor who denounced slavery in ...

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is in talks with state and Richmond, Va., officials about building a museum in the city devoted to the history of slavery, according to the Richmond ...

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 ...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of ...

Soon after the start of the French and Indian War, a Reverend Peter Fontaine, replying to a query from his brother Moses as to the Christian ethics of "enslaving our fellow creatures," wrote that "to ...