Mamie Till Bradley
Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley, born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan on November 23, 1921, in Webb, Mississippi, was an American educator and civil rights activist whose life was...
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Isaac Franklin
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Isaac Franklin, born on May 26, 1789, in Sumner County, Tennessee (not Virginia, as sometimes misstated), was a prominent and notorious American slave trader who...
Franklin and Armfield
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A Dark Chapter in American History In the early 19th century, as the United States expanded its economic and territorial reach, the domestic slave trade...
Slave Quarters
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The term “slave quarters” refers to the living accommodations provided for enslaved individuals in the United States during the era of chattel slavery, which endured...
David Richmond
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David Richmond was one of the four African American college students who participated in the Greensboro sit-ins, which were pivotal moments in the Civil Rights...
Joseph McNeil
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Joseph McNeil was one of the four African American college students who initiated the sit-in protest at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, on...
Franklin McCain
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Franklin McCain was one of the four African American college students who initiated the sit-in protest at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, on...
Donald P. McCullum
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Donald P. McCullum was an influential African American civil rights activist and leader who played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement of the...
Slave Auction, 1859
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In early March 1859, an enormous slave action took place at the Race Course three miles outside Savannah, Georgia. Four hundred thirty-six slaves were to...