Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...
We’ve all surely heard about the Underground Railroad’s land routes slaves used to escape the antebellum South, but did you ...
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
The parallel between inmate firefighting and slavery is more connected than ... in 2025 with enslaved firefighting in the antebellum South. Enslaved fire crews did some of the most grueling ...
The College of Charleston is kicking off Black History Month this week by releasing a calander of eventsBlack History Month, ...
Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the ...
The roughly 400,000 acres to be awarded: "The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice ... and masonry. Slavery was a wealth transfer from enslaved Black laborers to America’s antebellum ...
Bagels and coffee/tea will be provided, as will copies of Eaves’ book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South. Because space is limited ...
Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...