When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
The Civil War was raging and the vessels were filled with Union troops, many of them from the 2nd South Carolina Colored Infantry, on a mission to strike Confederate plantations. There to guide them ...
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Local History: Le Roy's Ganson worked to end slavery
John Ganson died in 1874 and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. His obituary stated that “He was a War Democrat, ...
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'Know Their Names' identifies Fauquier's enslaved population
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County database, with PATH Foundation support, includes more than 79,000 records available to the public.
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Black History Month: The Freedom Train, Part 1
The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...
Know Their Names project creating a database of enslaved people who lived in Fauquier Co.
A local historical group is documenting the African American presence in this county from its founding in 1759 to the Jim ...
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Best Family Plantation Tours Along Louisiana’s Great River Road
Take a Louisiana plantation tour and discover how glamorous New Orleans society was supported by enslaved workers who made ...
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From Slavery to Civil Rights: Wooster walking tour gives a look into black history that helped build the city
A self-guided walking tour in Wooster is shedding light on the city’s African American history, showing how the past is woven ...
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An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.