Toyin Agbetu
Toyin Agbetu is a British-Nigerian social activist and filmmaker, best known for his work advocating for social justice and human rights. He was born in...
Author : joe bodego
The British Monarchy’s Ties to Slavery
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The British monarchy’s ties to slavery can be traced back to the country’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, which lasted from the 16th to...
The Negro Act of 1740
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The Negro Act of 1740 was a law passed by the South Carolina colonial assembly in response to the Stono Rebellion, which had occurred the...
Abolitionists
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Abolitionists were a diverse group of people who fought against the institution of slavery in the United States during the 19th century. They were dedicated...
Henry “Box” Brown: A Journey to Freedom
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In 1850, Brown debuted his “Mirror of Slavery” panorama, a stage show depicting the horrors of slavery, in Boston. After the Fugitive Slave Act passed...
The Louisiana Purchase
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The Louisiana Purchase was a significant event in the history of the United States, and its impact is still felt today. Here is a more...
Stephen Duncan
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Stephen Duncan was a wealthy plantation owner and politician in the antebellum South who owned hundreds of enslaved people and built his fortune through the...
Slavery Holiday and Celebration
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The bleakness and brutality of slave life were alleviated, in small measure, by the celebration of holidays. Most slaves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...
Belinda Sutton
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Belinda Sutton is most famously recognized for her 1783 petition to the Massachusetts General Court for a pension from the estate of her former master...
Blaise Diagne
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A Political Figure in the Evolution of Francophone Africa Blaise Diagne, born on the small island of Gorée off the coast of Dakar, was a...