Paul Cuffee, a sea captain and an entrepreneur, was perhaps the wealthiest black American of his time. Cuffee was born on Cuttyhunk Island, off Southern...
The American Colonization Society was an organization formed in 1816 with the purpose of transporting free blacks from the United States to settle on the...
John Adams: The second president did not approve of slavery and never owned slaves. He and his wife Abigail were offended when the federal government moved...
Aaron Sheehan-Dean is the Fred C. Frey Professor of Southern Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of titles such as Why Confederates...
In West Africa, where the tapestry of history was profoundly woven with Europe’s commercial ambitions, a vibrant gold trade flourished long before the Age of...
It is important to remember that slaves were cared for in the same manner as a slave owner cared for their livestock. Although slaveholders provided...