As the decennial U.S. Federal Census for 1850 was enumerated in Franklin County, Kentucky, young William Wright, age 14, was listed as chattel in the property inventory of John Wilcox Russell.
Watch the full 2026 WBOY Black History Special in the player above. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Thanks to the efforts of an ...
Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Kevin Young -- Introduction / Michelle D. Commander -- SLAVE REBELLION AND INSURRECTION. David Horsmanden, from The New-York ...
Illustration depicting fighting between pro- and anti-slavery campaigners at a political convention held at Fort Scott in Kansas, circa 1856 Illustration depicting fighting between pro- and ...
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850, which was supposed to stave off civil war. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they had escaped to a free state ...
This clearly would not do. So lawmakers passed an act that required ships leaving the St. Johns River to stop long enough at Mayport so they could be boarded, inspected — and then fumigated, to drive ...
This recent painting by Lee Herring of Fort Worth is called "Britt Johnson's Last Stand." It's owned by a California collector. Courtesy of Lee Herring/Prellop Fine Art Gallery I set a personal goal.
Satisfying the demand for laboring people, 1500-1850 -- The British East India Company and the trade in stout coffree men, 1621-1804 -- Satisfying the constant demand of the French, 1670-1810 -- ...
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