Author : joe bodego

Robert Bridges Forten (1813–1864) was a prominent African American sailmaker, inventor, abolitionist, and Union Army soldier who exemplified intellectual brilliance, resilience, and commitment to justice...

William J. Cruikshank (also referred to as William “Bill” Cruikshank or W. J. Cruikshank, c. 1839–1920) was a 19th-century American planter, local political figure, and...

Ericka Huggins (née Jenkins), born January 5, 1948, in Washington, D.C., is a human rights activist, poet, educator, former political prisoner, and leading member of...

George Kephart (February 7, 1811 – August 26, 1888) was a 19th-century American slave trader, landowner, farmer, and later philanthropist from Maryland. He played a...

William Birch (often referenced as the Birch partner in Price, Birch & Co.; some deeds and contemporary accounts link a Henry Birch as a partner...

John C. Cook, commonly known as J. C. Cook and identified with Washington, D.C., was a 19th-century American slave trader active in the antebellum South....

Charles M. Price (of Montgomery County, Maryland) was a 19th-century landowner, enslaver, and businessman in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area during the lead-up to and...

In 1796, a 22-year-old slave woman named Ona Judge fled President George Washington’s household for a life of freedom in New Hampshire. Born around 1774...