Search Results: Enslaved (145)

In the early 19th century, one of the most pressing questions facing American leaders was how to address the issue…

In a powerful move to honor their family’s legacy and advocate for environmental justice, twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner…

Kalulu accompanied Stanley around Europe and America between 1872 to 1873, he posed during that period for a wax model that was later installed in the museum of Madame Tussaud in London.

It is not news that enslaved Africans built what America is today. From railroad tracks to several inventions; Africans who…

For five years in the late 1840s, J. Marion Sims subjected Anarcha, Betsey, Lucy, and other unnamed enslaved women to…

The Little George Ship Revolt occurred in June 1730 on the British ship, Little George. This little-known revolt was one…

The Story of how enslaved African mothers were forced to breastfeed and nurture white babies during the times of slavery…

Cornrows are a traditional African style of braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp; using…

When former enslaved Africans were freed, some decided to return to the African continent to form a new settlement. They…

After enslaved Africans from Kongo led one of the biggest slave rebellions which was known as Stono Rebellion in 1739; there…