Medieval Bengal’s links to the Straits world, a narrow stretch of water connecting to Southeast Asia and beyond, are overlooked. This world saw not only ocean-going vessels, but also coastal and ...

The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and ...

An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

Fun to read, hard to forget—this series builds empathy, curiosity, and character while making history feel like an epic ...

In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the ...

While the Trump administration tries to downplay matters of race and racism in US history, the minister of a Providence ...