A slave in 1850 didn't have many choices in life. He could stay on his master's plantation, resigning himself to a life of hard labor, often brutal physical punishment and possibly a broken family as he watched his loved ones be sold away. Not all slaves had the same life, but this...
In counties along the Atlantic Coast in 1790 and 1800, the population of slaves at any one time was nearly at its peak. (This is all the more remarkable since many slaves fled to the British during the Revolutionary War.) Take for example, Charleston County, South Carolina. In 1790, almo...
describing them as “mulattoes,” and was well aware that others were watching and hiding: “It is certain many Slaves Shelter themselves in this Obscure Part of the World...” Byrd, an aristocratic Virginian, loathe
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A sonorous voice rang in the air: “Our children and offspring will never be slaves。 Let‘s go back to the place where the sun rises。” According to Ma Dazheng, the reasons of Torghut’s return to the East can be explained in three levels。
How many slaves were brought to the United States and where did they come from? An estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade, but only about 10.7 million survived the Middle Passage to be sold into slavery in the Americas. ...
Many Civil War historians have believed the 620,000 estimate to be too low, especially on the Confederate side, given the lack of written records and the estimate’s questionable assumption that men in the Confederate army died of disease at the same rate as men in the Union army. “I ...
23 with loudspeakers, chanting, “This we swear, this we swear, that we will no longer be slaves.” After reading an anti-communist proclamation demanding an independent Hungary, students stormed the radio building near the Hungarian Parliament, prompting police to open fire. The violence killed ...
Up until the battle of Gettysburg, the North was slowly losing morale and men. Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles, but the greatest win for the North for many important reasons. Gettysburg was a turning point in many reasons, like the North gained their morale back and the South ...
Racial discrimination fueled the fire during this time. The Ku Klux Klan’s purpose was to pursue their white supremacist agenda, by creating heartbreak as they changed in the 1930s, with their violent acts, and have caused pain and agony to many diverse groups. How the KKK shifted in the...