Visualizing the slave insurance industry
Similar to the way people insure their cars, houses, and lives, slave owners would sometimes insure their slaves. Fearful of not getting their money’s worth...
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Bridget “Biddy” Mason
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Bridget “Biddy” Mason, an African-American woman, is a testament to the resilience, courage, and generosity that can flourish in the face of adversity. Her remarkable...
Denmark Vesey
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Denmark Vesey, originally named Telemaque, was born around 1767, likely on the island of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin...
Sharecropping: A Historical Agricultural System in the Post-Civil War South
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Sharecropping was a pivotal agricultural system that took root in the United States, particularly in the Southern states, following the Civil War (1861–1865). Emerging during...
The Colfax Massacre
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The Colfax Massacre occurred on April 13, 1873. The battle-turned-massacre took place in the small town of Colfax, Louisiana as a clash between blacks and...
Assata Olugbala Shakur
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A Life of Activism and Controversy Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Bryon on July 16, 1947, in New York City, is a figure whose...
Black History Month
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history....
The Fort Pillow Massacre
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A Dark Chapter in the American Civil War On April 12, 1864, along the banks of the Mississippi River in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, one of...
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Nathan Bedford Forrest, born on July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, and dying on October 29, 1877, in Memphis, Tennessee, remains one of the...