Mary Fields
Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary, was a remarkable American pioneer who defied societal norms and became the first African American woman to work...
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Lillian E. Fishburne
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Lillian E. Fishburne is the first African American woman to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. She is one of only 41...
Maggie Lena Mitchell
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Maggie Lena Mitchell was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 15, 1864. Walker’s mother, Elizabeth Draper, was an assistant cook and her father, Eccles Cuthbert,...
Slave Ship Captains and Crews
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The Harrowing Realities of Slave Ship Captains and Crews The role of a captain aboard a slave ship was one of immense responsibility, though deeply...
Mary Prince (1788-c.1833) The First Woman to Present a Petition to Parliament
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Mary Prince was born in 1788, to an enslaved family in Bermuda. She was sold to a number of brutal owners and suffered from terrible treatment. Prince...
The Slave Ships & Their Voyages
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A Historical Overview The transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history, involved the transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas...
Captive Africans – The Middle Passage Experience
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Africans subjected to the Middle Passage originated from diverse regions along Africa’s west coast, from Senegambia in the north to the Slave Coast (modern-day Benin...
On the Plantations
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When enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas, they were often alone, separated from their family and communities, and unable to communicate with those around them....
British Involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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For well over 300 years, European countries forced Africans onto slave ships and transported them across the Atlantic Ocean. The first European nation to engage...
The Triangular Trade
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade had three stages STAGE 1 Slave ships from Britain left ports like London, Liverpool, and Bristol for West Africa carrying goods...