South Carolina, September 9, 1739: A band of slaves march down the road, carrying banners that proclaim "Liberty!". They shout out the same word. Led by an Angolan named Jemmy, the men and women ...

By 1830 slavery was primarily located in the South, where it existed in many different forms. African Americans were enslaved on small farms, large plantations, in cities and towns, inside homes ...

The lesser-known story of 100K courageous runaway slaves who fled the South via the ‘Blue Highway’ By . Caroline Howe. Published May 17, 2025, 12:07 p.m. ET.

Slavery and the Great Migration are but two of 13 mass movements of black people that changed the nation, ... Before Whitney’s innovation, about 700,000 slaves lived in the South.

Two businessmen’s unusual conversion in 1700s South Carolina led them to liberate the people they put in bondage. Skip to content. ... They Changed Their Minds about Slavery and Left a Bible Record.

The Trump Administration's reasons for resettling Afrikaners echo early U.S. debates about Haiti's independence.