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.

Before Whitney’s innovation, about 700,000 slaves lived in the South. By 1850 that population had soared to more than 3 million, according to the National History Education Clearinghouse.

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.

Shortly after anti-slavery candidate Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the U.S. followed by 10 more states by June of the following year.

Did the South assassinate this president to preserve slavery? Forensic scientists say it’s possible Zachary Taylor died in 1850 of food poisoning.