Issued after the Union victory at Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation had both moral and strategic implications.

In 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America, planting the seeds of a slavery system that evolved into a nightmare of abuse and cruelty that would ultimately divide the nation.

Historian Matthew Pinsker presents a quick rundown of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act.

Learn about the life and work of Civil Rights activist and two-time presidential candidate Jesse Jackson in this video.