Black Americans leave the U.S. to reclaim their "destiny" in Ghana

Sonjiah Davis had a good life in Washington D.C., but she "never felt safe." Like many others, she's discovered that "home is not a place. It's how you feel where you are."

• Sep 21, 2021

London may remove statues amid protests

The renewed nationwide effort in the U.S. to remove statues of Confederate leaders and slave owners has reached overseas as monuments to British slavers in London are now at the center of a national debate. A monument to Edward Colston, a 17th century slave owner, was thrown into the British harbor by protesters. Imtiaz Tyab reports from London.

• Jun 13, 2020
• 2:21

Trump delays Tulsa rally to avoid Juneteenth

President Trump said he would switch the date of his Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally after being criticized for scheduling it on Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In the meantime, he is expected to give a commencement address at West Point Saturday, where more than a thousand people will be in attendance and adhering to social distancing guidelines. Nikole Killion reports.

• Jun 13, 2020
• 3:10

Frederick Douglass' connection with Ireland

175 years ago, Frederick Douglass arrived in Ireland. Just seven years after his escape from slavery he wrote his memoir and hoped to connect to a nation's people who supported his cause. That legacy is something his family still celebrates. Michelle Miller reports.

• Aug 29, 2020
• 6:08

NYT columnist on Juneteenth's significance

New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie says the Juneteenth holiday acknowledges the "distance between what is promised and what is lived" in America.

• Jun 20, 2020
• 5:25

Are reparations the answer to America's historic racial wealth gap?

Experts say the wealth gap between White and Black households was fueled by generations of enslavement, Jim Crow laws and discrimination, and offer proposals to narrow the gap, including race-neutral anti-poverty programs.

• Jun 20, 2021

Origins of Juneteenth in Texas

While Juneteenth is now a national holiday, Texas has recognized it as a state holiday since 1980. Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed's book "On Juneteenth" looks at the origins of the holiday and its importance in Texas and across the country. She joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 6:16

U.S. commemorates Juneteenth

This weekend, the nation is commemorating Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. President Biden signed legislation this week to make it the first new federal holiday in 36 years. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports from the White House. Then, CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss why some advocates say making the day a federal holiday is only a small step towards achieving racial justice and equality.

• Jun 19, 2021
• 10:44

Congress passes bill to make Juneteenth federal holiday

The House on Wednesday passed legislation that would make June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate on Tuesday and will now go to President Biden's desk for his signature, which would make Juneteenth the nation's 12th federal holiday. Read more here.

• Jun 16, 2021
• 0:27

Juneteenth resonates with Black America amid racial turmoil

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie on why the celebration of Juneteenth matters and what it means for black America today.

• Jun 21, 2020
• 4:49

Author Clint Smith on reckoning with slavery

As the country debates how schools should teach the role of slavery in the nation's history, author Clint Smith is taking a critical eye to how it is being covered at several important historical sites. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the importance of confronting slavery and its legacy – and debunks some popular myths about U.S. history.

• Jun 3, 2021
• 6:57

Barry Jenkins on "The Underground Railroad"

Award-winning writer, director and producer Barry Jenkins talks with "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason about his new Amazon limited series, "The Underground Railroad," based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at creating the show, dealing with the darkness of slavery, and re-contextualizing the sacrifices of his ancestors to tell a story of survival and triumph.

• May 13, 2021
• 6:55

New Orleans mayor on race in America

The mayor of New Orleans is weighing in about race relations, the Trump administration, and the controversy over confederate statues. In his new book, "In the Shadows of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History," Mitch Landrieu opens up about growing up in the South and how that's impacted his life and political career. He joins CBSN to discuss his new book and the state of U.S. politics.

• Mar 20, 2018
• 9:54

Latest on the Clotilda investigation

Investigators have determined that an old wooden wreck found on the Alabama Gulf Coast​ isn't the last slave ship to land in the United States, the Alabama Historical Commission said Monday. A statement released by the state agency said the ship remains found north of Mobile are too large and new to be those of the Clotilda. WKRG-TV's Bill Riales reports.

• Mar 5, 2018
• 1:23

Researchers find records for enslaved Texans

CBS News producer Rodney Hawkins digs deep into his family's past with the help of the Lone Star Slavery Project at Stephen F. Austin State University.

• May 5, 2021
• 5:26

GOP wants "1619 Project" out of classrooms

Conservative lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to abandon curriculum like the "1619 Project," which they say fabricates American history, in school grant programs. Jesse Hagopian, co-editor of "Black Lives Matter at School" and a curriculum writer with Zinn Education Project and Rethinking Schools, joins CBSN to discuss.

• May 6, 2021
• 7:03

Enslaved Black man should receive more than $500k

John "Jack" Christopher Smith, who has an intellectual disability, was forced to work 100 hours a week for about five years.

• May 5, 2021

Stone Mountain status

There's no bigger monument to the Confederacy than a towering sculpture carved into the side of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The mountain is also considered the symbolic birthplace of the modern Ku Klux Klan. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the petition going around to remove the sculpture.

• Aug 17, 2017
• 2:39

Harriet Tubman honored

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery at 27 and repeatedly risked her life over the next decade, returning to Maryland about a dozen times and rescuing more than 70 family members and friends. Chip Reid reports on how her legacy is being honored.

• Jun 19, 2017
• 2:08

Harriet Tubman

On Juneteenth, the day dedicated to celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, CBS News' Chip Reid talked with students at the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland

• Jun 19, 2017
• 0:54

Houston raid uncovers 90 people in possible smuggling ring

Police discovered a possible human smuggling operation in Houston, with more than 90 adults crammed into one house. Omar Villafranca has the details.

• Apr 30, 2021
• 1:18

Ads tell forgotten story

After the Civil War, newly freed slaves placed "Information Wanted Ads" in newspapers, looking for lost family members who were sold off or ran away. A new initiative at Villanova University aims to catalog the ads for researchers and genealogists. Vladimir Duthiers has more.

• Apr 18, 2017
• 2:19

3/7: Evening News

WikiLieaks published a cache of CIA documents codenamed "Vault 7" that appear to reveal cyberespionage tools the intelligence community can use to monitor people; Historians believe Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves

• Mar 7, 2017
• 21:42

Sally Hemings' Monticello

Historians believe Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves. For decades, the relationship between Hemings and Jefferson was rarely mentioned out of fear it would taint his reputation. As Chip Reid reports, Jefferson's Monticello estate is getting a update with Hemings in mind.

• Mar 7, 2017
• 2:27

3/6: Evening News

President Trump's tweets accusing the Obama administration of wiretapping Trump Tower have caused a flurry on Capitol Hill; scientists near the South pole are making house checks on some of the world's most majestic creatures, whales.

• Mar 6, 2017
• 20:52

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