On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus stumbled upon Hispaniola. Part of the revolution he wrought was transforming work in the Americas, because what he wanted and how he treated the.
There's a new study out looking at the wealth of members of Congress whose ancestors owned slaves compared with members of Congress whose ancestors did not own slaves. Will it.
This is the grave of John Armfield. One of the most disgusting human beings to ever live in this country, Armfield was born in 1797 in North Carolina, His parents.
This is the grave of Pierce Butler. Born in 1744 in Garryhundon, County Carlow, Ireland, Butler grew up in the Protestant elite ruling over Ireland with less than a mild.
This is the possible grave of Solomon Northup. Born sometime around 1807, Northup was born free, in Minerva, New York. This would be central to the horrors he experienced later.
In recent years, discussions of Eli Whitney have noted that despite claims that he "invented" the cotton gin, it was almost certainly the slaves of the Rhode Island revolutionary hero.
For our latest podcast, we talked to Joshua Rothman, historian at the University of Alabama, about his recent book The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America..
"Cumberland Landing, Va. Group of "contrabands" at Foller's house"
