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JD Vance draws inspiration from a 19th century pro-slavery tyrant | Opinion
In 1828, gold was found in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. As word of the ...
The Herald-Standard2d
Newspaper advertisements, notices, tell a story of slavery in Southwestern Pennsylvania
At the start of the 19th century, The Genius of Liberty carried dispatches on events an ocean away and concerns as close as a ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
Discovering Family Roots in Brooklyn Slavery
Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...
A 19th-century legal case and why it matters today
In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...
Historians say homes in Natick, Sudbury were used to help slaves escape the South
Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...
Kennebec Journal23d
Slavery, abolition in 19th century Maine topic of Feb. 6 Zoom talk
Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery,” which traces two Maine families, one Black and one white, as they navigate the turbulent 19th century.
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Social Change and Racial Inequalities in the Post-Slavery Plantation Societies 19th – 21st century
This project aims at examining the circulation and the implementation of a common post-slavery pattern as the key and masterpiece which has enabled the pervasiveness of the socio-racial inequalities ...