On this day, May 14, 1888, Africans in Brazil rejoiced on this day as their country became the last in the western hemisphere to end enslavement. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. For more information visit www.Black365.US
On this day May 12, 1862, Robert Smalls, while enslaved, stole a Confederate ship and freed a number of enslaved, 1862 This fact was brought to you by the Black 365 Calendar. For more information visit www.Black365.US
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave trade.
(Read the entire series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11)