One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, “In Slavery’s Wake” tells the international history of ...

Mexico had already abolished slavery. Mexico did by 1829.” Freedom Papers will be open until June 28. The Briscoe Center is free to the public during the week.

At first glance the society seemed to promote the freedom and happiness ... as a weapon against slavery. Garrison, feeling betrayed, attacked Douglass through his paper. Douglass responded ...

3 Singing at contraband camps helped former slaves navigate the gray area between slavery and freedom. Members of the contraband camp sing “There is a Balm in Gilead” as Charlotte Jenkins ...