They found that two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Central America were actually two Danish slave ships.

this life as a sailor would continue for many years. After many voyages, including stints on a Spanish merchant ship and with England's Royal Navy, Newton found himself sailing on a slave ship.

A description of conditions on board the slave ships and an outline of the Zong case of 29 November 1781. Poor weather conditions and inept navigation resulted in a journey that took months rather ...

Denmark's National Museum said two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica were previously thought to have been ...

One thing he realized, though, was that his life was far from typical ... his horrendous voyage on a slave ship, his bondage in the Americas, his conversion to Christianity, the purchase of ...

City leaders, in partnership with The Shockoe Project, have announced the construction of a life-size replica of the slave ship, “The Brooks,” a significant part of the city’s history as a ...