Tag: Slavery

February 12, 2026

Widely known as the “King of the Underground Railroad,” Jermain Wesley Loguen turned his Syracuse, NY home into a powerful…

February 14, 2020

Dr. Samuel Cartwright hypothesized that enslaved Black people who wanted to be free were "ill" with a disease he identified…

December 30, 2018

Celebration of “Watch Night” worship services dates back to the 1700’s. It took on new meaning for African Americans on…

February 12, 2017

Lily Ann Granderson: Started “Midnight School” To Educate Slaves. Click the link to learn more.

January 21, 2016

Check out these recommendations for children's books that provide an HONEST depiction of slavery. Click the link to view.

January 18, 2016

Book Publisher Scholastic Pulls George Washington Book For Its False Depiction of Slavery. Click the link to learn more.

December 31, 2015

"I have come across so many weaklings who profess to be leaders and in the test I have found them…

December 24, 2015

Question of The Day: Are You Free?

December 11, 2015

The Colored Female's Free Produce Society: Women Who Opposed Purchasing Goods And Services Produced By Slave Labor

November 21, 2015

The Book of Negroes: A Record of Enslaved Blacks Who Fought For The British During the American Revolutionary War In…