US Slave

New York Times Article, "Litigating the Legacy of Slavery," by Charles J. Ogletree Jr, on 31 March 2002 -- Last Tuesday, a ...

From Union College , "Twelve years a slave: Union professor co-authors new book on Solomon Northup," by Phillip Wajda, on...

Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853 [...

This slim volume, referred to by Martin Luther King as "the historical bible of the Civil Rights movement," makes a compelling cas...

To: Captain Josiah Thompson, of the s chooner Swift ) From: George Washington Date: July 2, 1766 Sir, With this Letter comes a Negro (Tom) w...

Moses Roper, who was born into slavery in Caswell County, North Carolina, lived in North and South Carolina and in Georgia before he success...

Her name is Freedom, but she owes her existence to a slave . The Kathy Keily of USA Today reported: For much of the summer, a small team ...

Author Jesse J. Holland, speaking on PBS's News Hour stated: "The Statue of Freedom was created by an American art student named T...

De Mulato y Mestisa produce Mulato, es Tornaatrás (From Mulato man and Mestizo woman, Mulato boy) South Carolina Slave Code: Provided that ...

In 1819, the Legislature of Louisiana recognized the lawfulness of putting iron chains and collars upon slaves, to prevent them from runni...

II. TORTURES, BY IRON COLLARS, CHAINS, FETTERS, HANDCUFFS, &c. The slaves are often tortured by iron collars, with long prongs or “horn...

John Henry said to his captain: "You are nothing but a common man, Before that steam drill shall beat me down, I'll die with my ham...