the church and slavery

Pope Nicholas V: The Pope Who Granted Portugal the Right to Enslave Africans in 1452

Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli in 1397, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1447 until his death in 1455. While his pontificate is remembered for its contributions to art, and...
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Private Felix Hall: The Black Soldier Lynched on a U.S. Military Base in 1941

On the morning of March 28, 1941, deep in a wooded ravine at Fort Benning, Georgia, the lifeless body...