Tale of two churches

CBS' James Brown tells the story of two 19th century Georgia churches that are coming together after being separated by slavery.

• Dec 5, 2016
• 3:22

New Smithsonian museum opens

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opens Saturday. President Obama will dedicate the museum in a ceremony in the morning, joined by tens of thousands of people. Marlie Hall gives an early look inside the museum, which was first conceived by black Civil War veterans more than a hundred years ago.

• Sep 24, 2016
• 3:03

African American history museum

After years of planning and construction, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opens its doors on September 24. The new building is home to a massive collection of artifacts showcasing four centuries of African-American life in the United States. Several celebrities, including music legend Quincy Jones, contributed personal treasures to the museum. He gave correspondent Lee Cowan a sneak preview of the new building and its historic collection.

• Sep 11, 2016
• 9:10

Georgetown slavery apology

Slavery has been called America's original sin. This past week, a prominent Catholic university owned up to its role in that sin and revealed how it plans to atone for it. Errol Barnett has the story.

• Sep 3, 2016
• 2:21

Georgetown slave descendants

Georgetown University announced Thursday it will give preference in admissions to descendants of nearly 300 slaves it sold nearly two centuries ago. The sale helped pay the school's debts. Errol Barnett reports on how the university's move could help launch a national conversation.

• Sep 2, 2016
• 3:16

9/1: Evening News

Hermine has been upgraded to a hurricane and is taking aim at Florida; MIT grad students Dennis Lally and Reed Hayes are pioneering the use of virtual reality with seniors

• Sep 1, 2016
• 20:50

Missouri slave cabin

In Sedalia, Missouri, a white woman built a slave cabin in an effort to start a conversation about race. The controversial move didn't exactly go over well. Steve Hartman went On the Road to find out what happened next.

• Aug 19, 2016
• 2:53

Montgomery lynching memorial

A new museum and memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, is expected to open in 2017 for America to confront its history of slavery. The Memorial to Peace and Justice would be the biggest and most comprehensive memorial for the thousands of people who were lynched. Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson, whose organization has helped spare the lives of more than 115 wrongfully-condemned death row prisoners, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his latest project.

• Aug 16, 2016
• 4:55

Georgetown U confronts slavery history

One-hundred-seventy-eight years ago, Georgetown University was free to everyone who was able to attend; it was also massively in debt. To pay that debt, the university sold 272 slaves -- the very people that helped build the school itself. Today, the university's leaders, students and alumni are grappling with how to confront that history. Michelle Miller reports.

• Jul 11, 2016
• 7:08

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from the April 20, 2016 edition.

The first criminal charges were filed in the water debacle in Flint, Michigan, after contaminated drinking water left more than 150 children poisoned by dangerously high levels of lead; one tiny island in Denmark has been able to get their greenhouse gas emissions down to virtually zero

• Apr 20, 2016
• 20:46

Harriet Tubman is set to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill

Harriet Tubman is set to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill. Tubman was an abolitionist who risked her life bringing hundreds of slaves to freedom. Presidential historian Doug Wead joins CBSN to discuss the currency change and Tubman's role in history.

• Apr 20, 2016
• 3:23

The abolitionist who risked her life bringing hundreds of slaves to freedom is bumping a slaveholder and former president to the back of the bill

The abolitionist who risked her life bringing hundreds of slaves to freedom is bumping a slaveholder and former president to the back of the bill. Harriet Tubman will be the face of the new $20 bill. Julianna Goldman reports.

• Apr 20, 2016
• 2:14

Charles Osgood takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead

Charles Osgood takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead, including National Freedom Day (the 151st anniversary of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery), the annual Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City, and World Cancer Day.

• Jan 31, 2016
• 1:15

Speaking at an event marking the 150th anniversary of slavery's abolition in the U.S., President Obama alluded to recent anti-Muslim sentiment, saying "we betray the efforts of the past, if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms"

Speaking at an event marking the 150th anniversary of slavery's abolition in the U.S., President Obama alluded to recent anti-Muslim sentiment, saying "we betray the efforts of the past, if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms."

• Dec 9, 2015
• 1:59

Scott Pelley reports on the Smithsonian and the Slave Wrecks Project's journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship

Scott Pelley reports on the Smithsonian and the Slave Wrecks Project's journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship.

• Nov 1, 2015
• 13:17

NMAAHC Founding Director Lonnie Bunch describes how the slave trade devastated African tribes

NMAAHC Founding Director Lonnie Bunch describes how the slave trade devastated African tribes.

• Nov 1, 2015
• 2:08

Historian and museum director Lonnie Bunch shows Scott Pelley a capital of the slave trade and explains why slavery is a story of strength in survival

Historian and museum director Lonnie Bunch shows Scott Pelley a capital of the slave trade and explains why slavery is a story of strength in survival

• Feb 24, 2016
• 6:05

Founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American Culture and History says slavery should not be a source of shame for African

Founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American Culture and History says slavery should not be a source of shame for African

• Nov 1, 2015
• 0:43

The full episode of the CBS Evening news from the October 28, 2015 edition.

An unmanned blimp that houses a state-of-the-art radar system became detached from its moorings and drifted north through Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday; In an excerpt from this coming Sunday's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley follows National Museum of African-American History and Culture director Lonnie Burch to Africa hoping to find a shipwreck

• Oct 28, 2015
• 20:08

In an excerpt from this coming Sunday's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley follows National Museum of African-American History and Culture director Lonnie Burch to Africa hoping to find a shipwreck

In an excerpt from this coming Sunday's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley follows National Museum of African-American History and Culture director Lonnie Burch to Africa hoping to find a shipwreck.

• Oct 28, 2015
• 2:43

Slavery reparations bill appears set to advance in House

The House Judiciary Committee plans to prepare and vote on the measure first proposed by the late Congressman John Conyers in 1989.

• Apr 9, 2021

A campaign to have a woman's face on the U.S. $20 bill has voted on its choice to replace Andrew Jackson

A campaign to have a woman's face on the U.S. $20 bill has voted on its choice to replace Andrew Jackson. CBSN's Elaine Quijano talks about the movement that is gaining national attention.

• May 12, 2015
• 0:26

The first museum in America dedicated entirely to slavery opened a few months ago in Wallace, Louisiana

The first museum in America dedicated entirely to slavery opened a few months ago in Wallace, Louisiana. Michelle Miller visits the museum and found a surprising history, not only about the plantation, but her own family.

• Apr 8, 2015
• 7:23

Evanston official: Reparations plan falls short

The city of Evanson, Illinois voted to become the first U.S. city to make reparation money available to Black residents impacted by decades of housing discrimination. Alderwoman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote on the Evanston City Council against the program, she joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss her difficult decision.

• Mar 24, 2021
• 9:27

Tens of thousands of people have gone to see "A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby," the public art exhibit in New York City inside an abandoned sugar factory

Tens of thousands of people have gone to see "A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby," the public art exhibit in New York City inside an abandoned sugar factory. The work is inspired by slavery, and Walker has received rave reviews by critics while causing plenty of controversy. Michelle Miller reports with this exclusive interview with Walker.

• Jul 1, 2014
• 4:40

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