Birthright Citizenship and 19th-Century ‘Illegal Aliens’
The U.S.-born children of unlawfully imported former slaves received citizenship in 1868.
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In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...
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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 ...
Caribbean leader tells EU chief: Apologise and pay reparations for slavery
Former colonial powers must apologise and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian ...
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 ...
The lost story of the former slave who opened one of Providence’s first restaurants and elevated the oyster
The shellfish was considered food for the poor before Emmanuel “Manno” Bernoon, an emancipated Black man, started serving ...
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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 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 ...
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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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Discovering Family Roots in Brooklyn Slavery
Slavery in New York also lasted far longer ... the enterprise with equal parts passion and wonky command of both 19th-century archives and 21st-century databases. “People used to say Black ...