History

Ericka Huggins

joe bodego
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...
History

George Kephart

joe bodego
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...
History

William Birch

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

John C. Cook

joe bodego
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....
History

Charles M. Price

joe bodego
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...
History

Ona Judge

joe bodego
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...
Civil Rights

Julian Bond

joe bodego
Julian Bond was an influential American social activist, leader, and politician. Born on January 14, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, Bond dedicated his life to the...