The Arrival of European Traders
The Age of Discovery and the Dawn of Global Trade (15th–17th Centuries) The arrival of European traders marked one of the most transformative periods in...
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The Plantation System
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The establishment of settlements in the Americas during the 17th century marked the beginning of the plantation system, a significant development in the history of...
Slave Branding
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A Brutal Mark of Ownership in the Transatlantic Slave Trade The transatlantic slave trade, spanning from the mid-16th century to the 1860s, forcibly transported over...
Slave Market
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In the 17th century, the establishment of European settlements in the Americas marked the beginning of a significant shift in labor practices and the economy....
A Slave was behind Jack Daniel’s Recipe
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The recent admission by Jack Daniel’s whiskey makers that a Tennessee slave, Nearis Green, was behind its legendary recipe has shed new light on the...
Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble
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Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble is a physician and historian of medicine. Raised in a poor neighborhood in West Philadelphia in the 1950s, she has become...
James Forten
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A Life Dedicated to Abolition and Social Reform James Forten, a prominent businessman, abolitionist, and advocate for social justice, was born free in Philadelphia in...
Azellia White
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Born in Gonzales, Texas in 1913, Azellia White followed her husband Hulon “Pappy” White to Alabama as he pursued a career as a mechanic with...