Possibly the Edward Roger Pratt, awarded slave compensation for Greenland estate in St Kitts ... and was succeeded by his brother Jermyn (1816); brother also of William (1823). 1851 and 1861 Censuses: ...

Making Black Freedom in the World" uses artifacts, art, audio and video to explore the horrors of enslavement alongside the struggle for justice.

After the Civil War, those torn from loved ones and family members by slaveowners placed newspaper ads in the hope of reunion ...

The new Civil War Trails sign on the Eastern Shore dedicates Peter Jacob Carter. The sign’s origins lie with Arthur Carter, ...

The modified National Park Service site now showcases stamps of Tubman and civil rights leaders while removing explicit ...

He promised not to add or detract from the official platform, which emphasized non-intervention on slavery in the ... 1857-March 4, 1861 | Hopes were high that Buchanan could unify the deeply ...

It was the dense, tangled hostility of the swamp and its enormous size that enabled hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of escaped slaves to live ... The most useful map was a digital representation ...

With its centuries-old mansions and cobblestone streets, Charleston is a living museum. One of the best ways to learn about its history (and its ghosts) and the significance of its best-known ...

4/4/1861: Justice John McLean dies.

The database builds on two earlier phases of work on British slave-ownership which worked backwards from the end of slavery to trace the development of British colonial slavery. In 1833 Parliament ...