Reclaiming history on a former plantation

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family’s past.

• May 15, 2022
• 26:40

Discovering the Sharswood slave cemetery

Watch as the Miller family discovers the slave cemetery at Sharswood, a former plantation, where their enslaved ancestors were likely buried.

• May 15, 2022
• 4:21

California's reparations task force

Dawn Basciano's ancestors arrived five generations ago in the California Gold Rush town of Coloma as enslaved people. Basciano shares their story of gaining freedom and going on to purchase more than 400 acres of land in Coloma, and how the state of California seized all of it under eminent domain to build the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.

• Feb 7, 2023
• 5:29

Forgotten cemetery forces Maryland church to reckon with its history of slavery

In the 1700s, the Jesuits founded a church and a plantation in Bowie, Maryland, where they kept enslaved people.

• Jan 21, 2023

Church reckons with its history of slavery

A long-forgotten cemetery for enslaved people at the site of a centuries-old Maryland church has forced the church to reckon with its troubled history. Scott MacFarlane has more.

• Jan 21, 2023
• 2:23

Prince Harry's admission fuels debate over royals' link to slavery

One reparations expert says the royal family knows exactly "what it will mean to actually apologize" for being "heavily involved" in the slave trade.

• Jan 16, 2023

One couple's remarkable escape from slavery

In 1848 Ellen Craft, an enslaved woman in Macon, Georgia, feared that her father – who was her White enslaver – would claim any child she bore as his property. And so, she and her husband, also enslaved, embarked on a remarkable ruse: Fleeing the South, she masqueraded as a male White slaveowner accompanied by "his" slave. Correspondent Mark Whitaker talks with Ilyon Woo, author of "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom," and with Peggy Preacely, the couple's great-great-granddaughter.

• Jan 15, 2023
• 7:15

"Master Slave Husband Wife": A startling tale of disguise to escape slavery

In 1848 Ellen Craft, an enslaved woman in Macon, Georgia (whose father was her White enslaver), embarked on a remarkable ruse: Fleeing the South with her enslaved husband, she masqueraded as a male White slaveowner accompanied by "his" slave.

• Jan 15, 2023

Tennessee voters officially ban all forms of slavery in the state

One of the measures on the ballot amended the language around slavery in the state's constitution.

• Nov 9, 2022

"The Devil's Half Acre": How one enslaved woman left her mark on education

Journalist Kristen Green's new book tells the story of Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who would later transform a notorious slave jail in Richmond following the Civil War.

• Oct 29, 2022

Daniel Smith, activist whose father was born in slavery, dies at age 90

Smith told CBS News this year about his father's stories of enslaved people "screaming and crying at the whipping post," but said he taught him "to be strong and to survive."

• Oct 21, 2022

High school football players paying price for mock slave auction video

A prank video showing students putting on a mock slave auction at a Yuba City, Calif. high school is having real-life consequences for those who participated. Some are apologizing.

• Oct 18, 2022

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Juneteenth officially becomes a federal holiday; family cherishes Father's Day after almost losing Dad

• Jun 18, 2021
• 50:37

Anti-royal protester arrests fuel free speech debate in U.K.

Britain's first royal transition in 70 years has revived discussion about the royals' role in the modern world, and put a sharp focus on laws inhibiting peaceful protest.

• Sep 14, 2022

Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family's past.

• Aug 28, 2022

The opera "Omar," on a Muslim slave in America

"Omar," an opera that recently had its world premiere, tells the story of Omar Ibn Said, a 19th century Muslim scholar stolen from Senegal and sold into slavery in America, who left behind a remarkable autobiography written in Arabic. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels about how their opera tells a largely-forgotten story, informing the history of our multicultural nation.

• Aug 14, 2022
• 7:22

"Omar," an opera illuminating a Muslim slave's life in America

The new opera tells a largely-forgotten story, about a 19th century Muslim scholar stolen from Senegal and sold into slavery in America, who left behind a remarkable autobiography, written in Arabic, that informs the history of our multicultural nation.

• Aug 14, 2022

Airbnb and new owner apologize for "1830s slave cabin" listing

The new owner of the cabin said that the previous owner who made the Airbnb listing marketed it as a former slave cabin despite being told the structure wasn't old enough to have housed slaves.

• Aug 3, 2022

Juneteenth museum honors day "about freedom"

For the past two decades, the museum has told the story of slavery and emancipation, and celebrated the accomplishments of African Americans throughout Texas — but now, it's about to make room for a bigger project.

• Jun 16, 2022
• 4:54

Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled

A monument dedicated to the abolition of slavery was unveiled in Richmond, Virginia, two weeks after a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was taken down 2 miles away. CBS affiliate WTVR's Cameron Thompson takes a look.

• Sep 23, 2021
• 2:00

Priceless artifacts donated to Natl. African American History Museum

President Obama broke ground for the National Museum of African American History and Culture which is to be built on the National Mall. Chip Reid reports on how one collector is giving up his priceless collection of Harriet Tubman artifacts which he believes belong to the world.

• Feb 22, 2012
• 2:29

Plan to rename 7 schools in Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, will rename seven public schools that currently honor historical figures, citing their complicated legacies with regard to human rights and slavery. "Many Founding Fathers and early great men of this nation are not heroes to some people," said Peoria Public Schools Board of Education Vice President Gregory Wilson. He joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the debate over changing the names, and why he believes it's not "cancel culture."

• Apr 5, 2021
• 6:44

House panel advances slavery reparations bill

In a historic move, a House panel has advanced the slavery reparations bill. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with what's next for the potential legislation.

• Apr 15, 2021
• 6:51

Olympic champ Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child

"I had no idea there was so many people who are going through exactly the same thing that I did. It just shows how lucky I was," Farah says.

• Jul 12, 2022

Court rules Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos

The court concluded Tamara Lanier can plausibly make a case for suffering "negligent and indeed reckless infliction of emotional distress"

• Jun 23, 2022

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