slavery

Michal Dawson Connor performs his arrangement of spirituals that he has researched from the era of American slavery Feb. 28 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. He joins Community Voices to share his passion, reflect on his time performing in "The Lincolns of Springfield" here, and share how the Los Angeles wildfires affected him. Connor has published a book on his research, The Slave Letters.

MonsterCast 2020 continues with another round of FULL DISCLOSURE! We saved our spoiler-filled review of the new horror film Antebellum so that we could…

One was sold away from her children. Another was freed and became a businessman. Others were freed only to be kidnapped and sold back into slavery. These…

One of the oldest buildings remaining in southern Illinois is home to a lot of history. It’s called the Crenshaw House, because it was owned by John…

Activists from South Korea are bicycling through Illinois as part of a journey meant to draw attention to certain victims of war crimes.Two college…

Because Illinois is a northern state and the former home of Abraham Lincoln, it isn’t typically associated with slavery. But there was slavery in Illinois…

This Sunday is the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment banned slavery in America. To…

We often think about the 1800's as a backward period, an era of slavery and war. But Brenda Wineapple wants you to take a different view. She'll speak in…

Illinois' lieutenant governor is seeking clemency for Illinois abolitionists convicted for fighting slavery. The Carbondale Democrat's office is working…