Such was my bounty Delivered so unexpectedly that at first I could not believe this miracle of fate, This longed-for gift of motherhood. What was deemed ...

Sometimes the slightest crack in an otherwise solid foundation can trigger the wholesale collapse of an edifice. Such was the ...

Olaudah Equiano's harrowing first-person account of being captured in Africa, transported across the Atlantic in horrific conditions aboard a slave ship, and sold into slavery in colonial America.

President Trump said the U.S. Navy would build a new ‘Trump-class’ battleship, with construction of the first ship to begin almost immediately. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press President Trump ...

On July 8, 1860, 110 kidnapped West Africans were offloaded from the ‘Clotilda’ in Alabama’s Mobile River. ‘Clotilda’ sailed in 52 years after the international trade in human beings was outlawed in ...

The Black Pearl ship from the film became an artificial reef near Panama City Beach. It serves as a public diving site featuring pirate-themed elements and safe exploration opportunities. Haney ...

When the slave ship Zorg set sail for the Caribbean from the African island of São Tomé on Sept. 6, 1781, it embarked on a horrific journey that would ultimately awaken a movement to end England’s ...

Sting discusses the musical arrangement with cast members of The Last Ship in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, in 2018. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images The Last Ship, an original Broadway musical with music ...

Underwater archaeologists at the site of the São José slave ship wreck near Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (courtesy Iziko Museums, all images via Smithsonian Institution) Long-lost between two reefs ...

The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...

Nyong'o looked back on the time following her Oscar-winning feature film debut and how she navigated avoiding "perpetuating stereotypes" with her roles Arnold Turner/Getty Lupita Nyong’o recalled her ...