NMAF copy 39088013968409 is a gift from Ms. Betty A. Brooks & Mrs. Barbara B. Jackson. "The plantation was a battlefield where slaves fought masters for physical and psychological survival. Although ...
What was it like to live in slavery? One way to answer this question is to dig into Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938. ExplorePineBluff.com took a look ...
Researchers at Italy’s Archeological Park of Pompeii have discovered a room used by slaves with extraordinary well-preserved remains. The excavations shed light on a stratum of society and way of life ...
Prologue -- Mesopotamia versus Mount Airy : the demographic contrast -- Sarah Affir and her Mesopotamia family -- Winney Grimshaw and her Mount Airy family -- "Dreadful idlers" in the Mesopotamia cane ...
Racism has existed across civilizations and throughout time, but in the United States it has specific ties to the institution of slavery. For hundreds of years, Black Africans and Americans were held ...
The United States was in the middle of a civil war 150 years ago and, while Abraham Lincoln had just issued the emancipation proclamation, it would still be another 18 months until freedom finally ...
MILAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered a room at a villa just outside Pompeii containing beds and other objects that shed light on the living conditions of slaves in the ancient Roman ...
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...
While Charleston's African-American heritage can be appreciated year-round, the month of February, known as Black History month, is an ideal time to check out Boone Hall Plantation and Garden's new ...