slavery

BTN LiveBIG: Nebraska, Maryland historians uncover fascinating details of American slavery

The human experience of slavery in the United States was recently and memorably captured in the Oscar-winning Best Film ?12 Years a Slave,? adapted from the 1853 novel of the same name by Solomon Northup. But while Northup?s long fight to reclaim his freedom after a ruthless kidnapping was an undeniably compelling story, it wasn?t […]