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The Stevenson Road at its western terminus at Kituta Bay on Lake Tanganyika.
Mbala, Zambia

Stevenson Road

This little-known colonial road helped determine the Zambia-Tanzania border.
'As always, tomorrow is in our hands' mural.
São Paulo, Brazil

Sé Station Mural

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.
Tippu Tip's house.
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tippu Tip's House

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.
Slavery and sugar were closely linked.
objects of intrigue

This Bowl Contained Sugar 'Not Made by Slaves'

An early version of ethical consumption.
Anne Ewbank July 19, 2018
Recovery room at Ben Lomond Historic Site.
Manassas, Virginia

Ben Lomond Historic Site

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
The Bucktown Village Store.
Cambridge, Maryland

Bucktown Village Store

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Gastro Obscura

Soup Joumou

The once-forbidden stew now symbolizes Haitian independence.
Gastro Obscura

Bean Pie

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.
Gastro Obscura

Benne Wafers

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.
The grave of James Parks.
Arlington, Virginia

James Parks Grave

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.
A watercolor drawing depicts a dinner party held in Giles County, Virginia. An enslaved woman and boy serve food and drink, while a third slave controls the punkah fans.
objects of intrigue

How Ceiling Fans Allowed Slaves to Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners

The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.
Eve Kahn May 14, 2018
The lighthouse.
Key Biscayne, Florida

Cape Florida Lighthouse

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.
Peanut pie at the Virginia Diner.
Gastro Obscura

Peanut Pie

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”
Bin Jelmood House.
Doha, Qatar

Bin Jelmood House

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.
The <em>Praça do Comércio</em>, in Lisbon.
monuments

A Walking Tour Retraces Lisbon's Painful Legacy of Slavery

It also highlights the city's modern-day African communities.
Jennifer Neal March 1, 2018
Biddy Mason memorial park.
Los Angeles, California

Biddy Mason Memorial Park

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
This painting was long believed to be the work of Gilbert Stuart and to depict Hercules. But a panel of experts concluded, in the late 2010s, that both beliefs are wrong, which means that no known image of Hercules survives to this day.*
food

Meet Hercules, One of America’s Early Celebrity Chefs

Heralded for his food, the enslaved cook headed the first presidential kitchen.
Daniel Crown February 21, 2018
The memorial.
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Fort Delgrès Memorial

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.