Category: slavery

April 22, 2024

Known as the “Father of The Underground Railroad,” William Still played a pivotal role in helping enslaved people of African…

April 8, 2024

In 1831, enslaved African American preacher Nat Turner launched a slave uprising, believing that a solar eclipse was a sign…

February 18, 2024

Harriet Scott, along with her husband Dred Scott, challenged the courts to gain their freedom in 1846. Harriet Scott filed…

February 14, 2024

The story of James Roberts describes his experience of fighting in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…

August 10, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! USS Dale War Ship Born a slave in approximately 1830, Benjamin Bradley was the first person…

August 9, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Question: All of the men below escaped slavery.  Which person used his profession as a sailor…

August 9, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Test your knowledge!  No cheating.  Don't google or surf the net to find the answer in…

August 5, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Over My Dead Body From the "White Shoes" Photo Series, 2013 By Nona Faustine Learn more…

August 1, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Some may be familiar with the Plessey v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision that made “segregation” of…

July 22, 2015

Black Mail:  Special Delivery!! "SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME" is a PBS documentary that chronicles the beginnings of using forced labor…