Those were far beyond Harriet’s control. She was Black at a time when people in Alabama who looked like her were slaves. Seven years before she was born, the Alabama Legislature had banned free ...

A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs ... on a 48-hour home pass at his mother’s house. “If you don’t meet our expectations ...

Pennsylvania journalist Charles B. Fancher was born six years after his great-grandfather died and didn’t know much about his ancestor until a few years ago. While visiting his “decorous” 92-year-old ...

A set of bills aimed at addressing immigration, including a proposal to impose a fee on wire transfers, advanced in the ...

Under Section 25 of the state’s constitution, slavery and involuntary servitude are outlawed “except as a punishment for ...