Help Me to Find My People
African-American kinship often starts with slavery, an institution built on human trafficking – the buying and selling of people as if they were commodities. The tearing apart of family was part of...
View ArticleBuncombe County Puts Slave Records Online
During the Great Depression, the New Deal funded a project to collect the narratives of former slaves. Sarah Gudger came forward to give an account of her life as a slave in Buncombe County. Her...
View ArticleHow Black Authors Write About U.S. Law And Race
From enslavement to the one-drop rule to the three-fifths compromise, United States law has defined African-American identity. Duke University professor Karla Holloway is exploring how black fiction...
View ArticleRichmond, Va., Wrangling Over Future Of Historic Slave Trade Site
On a warm spring night, more than 150 people gathered in Shockoe Bottom, a name taken from the Native American word for a site in Richmond, Va. This part of town, bounded by I-95 and bisected by...
View ArticleThe Document That Ended American Slavery Hits The Road
North Carolina's copy of the 13th Amendment is now on tour. The document that marked the formal end of slavery in the US will be on display at the courthouse in Historic Edenton. Officials say the...
View ArticleMore Than Just A Cakewalk
In popular culture, the term cakewalk means anything that is effortless and easy.
View ArticleFleeing To Dismal Swamp, Slaves And Outcasts Found Freedom
Most Americans know about the Underground Railroad, the route that allowed Southern slaves to escape North. Some slaves found freedom by hiding closer to home, however — in Great Dismal Swamp.The swamp...
View ArticleWhy Don't African Americans Attend Civil War Commemorative Events?
Events commemorating the 150th Anniversary marking the end of the Civil War are wrapping up across the south. It is noticeable that most of the visitors attending these events are white.But organizers...
View ArticleGuilford Slave Deeds On Display At Civil Rights Center
Guilford County's Register of Deeds is putting bills of sale from the local slave trade on display at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro until October 31.The Register of...
View ArticleCelebrating The Scholarly Legacy Of John Hope Franklin
Renown historian John Hope Franklin would be 100-years-old if he were alive today. Duke University is celebrating his legacy with the symposium, “Global Slaveries, Impossible Freedoms–The Intellectual...
View Article'Chasing The North Star:' Slavery In 19th Century Appalachia
In the years leading up the Civil War, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was meant to be a compromise between Southern slave owners and Northern anti-slavery movements. Instead, it...
View ArticleHelp Me to Find My People
African-American kinship often starts with slavery, an institution built on human trafficking – the buying and selling of people as if they were commodities. The tearing apart of family was part of the...
View ArticleBuncombe County Puts Slave Records Online
During the Great Depression, the New Deal funded a project to collect the narratives of former slaves. Sarah Gudger came forward to give an account of her life as a slave in Buncombe County. Her...
View ArticleHow Black Authors Write About U.S. Law And Race
From enslavement to the one-drop rule to the three-fifths compromise, United States law has defined African-American identity. Duke University professor Karla Holloway is exploring how black fiction...
View ArticleRichmond, Va., Wrangling Over Future Of Historic Slave Trade Site
On a warm spring night, more than 150 people gathered in Shockoe Bottom, a name taken from the Native American word for a site in Richmond, Va. This part of town, bounded by I-95 and bisected by...
View ArticleThe Document That Ended American Slavery Hits The Road
North Carolina's copy of the 13th Amendment is now on tour. The document that marked the formal end of slavery in the US will be on display at the courthouse in Historic Edenton. Officials say the...
View ArticleMore Than Just A Cakewalk
In popular culture, the term cakewalk means anything that is effortless and easy.
View ArticleFleeing To Dismal Swamp, Slaves And Outcasts Found Freedom
Most Americans know about the Underground Railroad, the route that allowed Southern slaves to escape North. Some slaves found freedom by hiding closer to home, however — in Great Dismal Swamp. The...
View ArticleWhy Don't African Americans Attend Civil War Commemorative Events?
Events commemorating the 150 th Anniversary marking the end of the Civil War are wrapping up across the south. It is noticeable that most of the visitors attending these events are white. But...
View ArticleGuilford Slave Deeds On Display At Civil Rights Center
Guilford County's Register of Deeds is putting bills of sale from the local slave trade on display at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro until October 31. The Register of...
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