In his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano described his first encounter with such a device in the mid-1700s. . . "I had seen a black woman slave as I came through the house, who was cooking the dinner ...
In fact, Maryland is the homeland of the African-American abolitionist Frederick ... whom she called “beasts.” 1,700 US congressmen owned slaves. No wonder our laws are the way they are.
A local historical group is documenting the African American presence in this county from its founding in 1759 to the Jim ...
One potential obstacle to tracing African-American lineage is slavery, an institution that broke family bonds and made record keeping nearly impossible. Because African-American slaves were ...
Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...
While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...
As part of Black History Month, WMUR is showcasing spots people can visit along the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.
A small African-American community thrived in southern Chittenden County starting in the late 1700s. One Black Vermonter ... and lobbied on anti-slavery issues. They were part of the Underground ...
Two of the enslaved people who lived at the home were among 20 African men who signed a petition to the Legislature in 1779 to abolish slavery ... in this home in the 1700s.