Samuel Bellamy was born to working class parents in 17th-century England, but he died the richest pirate who ever lived.

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of Reconstruction and 91 years of Jim Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...

Underwater artifacts make up a small proportion of colonial-era heritage, but as their number increases, the time is ripe for ...

A 911 caller reported discovering the bones near Camp Bowie West Boulevard. The Homicide Unit has been notified.

following Britain's 1807 abolition of the African slave trade, the Royal Navy's Preventative Squadron attempted to stop the traffic of stupendously profitable human cargoes to the New World. While ...

The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from merchandise trade. The 136-metre (450-foot) Neoliner Origin was ...

making them use buckets as toilets and forcing them to work “as slaves” has been found guilty of human trafficking and other charges. After eight hours of deliberation, a Kanawha County jury ...

Tuzla (Turkey) (AFP) – The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from merchandise trade. The 136-metre (450 ...

A Norwegian ship suspected of being involved in "serious damage" to an underwater telecoms cable between Latvia and Sweden has been boarded by police. The Silver Dania cargo vessel, with an all ...