President Lincoln was a statesman. John Brown was a radical. That’s the traditional view of how each...
Slavery
Of the nine presidents who were slaveholders, only George Washington freed all his own slaves upon his...
The slave revolt in Berbice, modern-day Guyana, was unusual for its length and near success. Introduction The...
The Underground Railroad also led to Mexico. By Martin Kohn The Underground Railroad also ran south—not back...
Black cooks created the feasts that gave the South its reputation for gracious living. “We need to...
In a bittersweet history, the story of enslaved chocolatier Caesar shows the oppression that lay behind the...
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the westward expansion of slavery would lead to the “[death] knell of the...
Secession and the Civil War were about slavery and race. Introduction In his second inaugural address, Abraham...
John Brown first became a nationally known figure in 1856 through his actions in the Kansas Territory,...
The lives, labor, and sacrifices of women and girls of color have been overlooked for centuries. Introduction...
It led to the rise of Crassus and the devastation of much of southern Italy. By Dr....
The institution of slavery had long antecedents in Scandinavia, probably going back thousands of years before the...
The truth, self-evident, that all men are created equal, has not always been so self-evident for many...
Like modern slavery, it was an abusive and degrading institution. Slavery in ancient Rome differed from its...
African Americans gained political power yet faced the backlash of white supremacy and racial violence. Introduction I’ll...
White Christian slaveholders argued that slavery was a necessary evil because it would control the sinful, less...
Exploring the first boycott against sugar made with slave labor in the West Indies. Introduction While many...
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The meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation, for those at the time and for us today. As he...
A number of issues were involved in the Civil War, all inextricably bound to the institution of...
Slavery was abolished over 150 years ago in the United States, but the hard work of achieving...
Introduction From the start of European expansion into the Atlantic world, Britain fought other powers for territory...
Almost all peoples have been both slaves and slaveholders at some point in their histories. Introduction Various...
The Underground Railroad didn’t just head North – also led to Mexico. The Underground Railroad also ran...
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His work catapulted Powers to international fame in the 19th century. Introduction They say Ideal beauty cannot...
Spirituals were created out of the experience of enslaved people in the U.S. They were songs of...
The history of slave rebels and resistance in the Caribbean is a rich and complicated story. Marissa:...
The most lucrative cash crops to emerge from the Americas in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were...
Fictional accounts of white Southerners make it seem it was fun to be a slave on a...