F.T. Rea wrote an interesting piece that left out some significant facts regarding the history of slavery in Virginia (“Unvarnishing Virginia History,” Back Page, Feb. 28). The first 20 Africans ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge will decide within days whether the U.S. National Slavery Museum’s largest creditor can legally challenge deed restrictions on the museum’s proposed home in ...

The status of blacks in Virginia slowly changed over the last half of the 17th century. The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave. In ...

A Virginia judge has ruled that embryos can legally be classified as property or “chattel” — a decision with echoes of slavery in the U.S. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner partially ...

As recently as a couple of years ago, most people in Brownsburg, Virginia — population 33 within the village and a few thousand around it — would proudly tell you that they didn't have slavery in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can ...

FAIRFAX, Va. — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves.

The first Africans in Jamestown were probably those captured in 1619 by Portuguese warring on the kingdom of Ndongo in west-central Africa. Privateers raiding a slave ship bound for the Spanish colony ...

A judge at the Fairfax County, Va., Courthouse, seen here on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, has ruled that frozen embryos can legally be considered property or "chattel," basing his opinion in part on how ...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of ...