The IAAM Center for Family history is a one of a kind research center dedicated to African American genealogy. The center will be a part of the International African American Museum, scheduled to open in 2020. Until then, please enjoy our online offerings and watch for our community seminars!

United Nations The 15th to the 19th century saw a brutal trade in human beings. More than 15 million Africans were sold in the Americas as slaves. Now their ordeal is once again being remembered - and honored. Read MoreYou are free to download and share our list of learning activities. World Events Activity Downloads

In November of 1947, Albert Einstein offered the United States and the international community advice on how to coexist under the looming threat of nuclear war. An excerpt from his article in The Atlantic, “Atomic War or Peace,” has been animated in the video above.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. About USA ...

Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost always based on military conquest. So why did Europeans travel thousands of miles to enslave people from a particular geographic region? Watch the episode to find out.You are free to...

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. More Episodes on PBSYou are free to download and share our list of learning activities. World Events Activity Downloads

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America's Journey through Slavery (4/4) - Judgment Day (1831-1865)  PBS site information for The TV Series and Beyond For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S....

America's Journey through Slavery (3/4) - Brotherly Love (1791-1831) PBS site information for The TV Series and Beyond For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history...

America's Journey through Slavery (2/4) - Revolution (1750-1805) PBS site information for The TV Series and Beyond. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses.

America's Journey through Slavery (1/4) - Terrible Transformation (1450-1750) PBS site information for The TV Series and Beyond. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S....

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. Beginning with Ghana as early as 300 c.e. and ending with the conquest of the Songhai by Morocco in the 16th century c.e., they dominated the trade of gold, salt, and merchandise between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa