A second observation to make from this map is how pervasive slavery was to the United States. In the first decades of the early republic, the northern states had a significant population of slaves ...

In the thirty years leading up to the Civil War, tensions in the country mounted over the issue of slavery. By 1830, there were more than 2 million slaves in the United States, worth over a ...

While the United States has never implemented a widespread slavery reparations program, the tide might be turning as several states and cities push proposals that would benefit descendants of ...

The United States is home to several "belts ... Cotton Belt Like the Black Belt, the Cotton Belt is rooted in slavery — it encompasses the states where cotton was the predominant cash crop ...

In the thirty years leading up to the Civil War, tensions in the country mounted over the issue of slavery. By 1830, there were more than 2 million slaves in the United States, worth over a ...

The map shows which states have considered policies for slavery reparations. In California, the state's Legislative Black Caucus has pushed several bills with policies suggested by the California ...