For the sake of argument, let’s add back in Ann and the four of her children who we can say for sure were enslaved at birth. That’s still just 16 Black Comptons. I transcribed all of the ...

Isaac Granger Jefferson of Petersburg, Virginia (c. 1845) was an enslaved tinsmith and blacksmith at Monticello for his family's enslaver, Thomas Jefferson. By 1822, Granger Jefferson, who lived ...

National Airport Recognizes Enslaved People of Abingdon PlantationFor at least 7,000 years, people have used the land that is today’s sprawling 860-acre Reagan Washington National Airport, a ...

The solemn ceremony was a moment to reflect and honor the ancestors who once lived at Sully while also honoring Juneteenth, the day in 1865 the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.

The gravestone of Squire, an African-American enslaved man in Salem, was found in 1998 by an archeology crew from the University of South Carolina. Journal file Melissa Hall, Straight Answer Ma’am ...

The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

His great-great-grandmother, Kitty Reynolds, was one of more than 100 people enslaved. He told 10 News how it felt to be on the land where his ancestors once labored.

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Hundreds of enslaved African American graves located at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill are being moved to another location. The Regional Industrial ...

How Sugar Enslaved the World? From fueling colonial empires to sparking the world’s first consumer boycott, sugar’s dark legacy runs far deeper than your morning tea. Read on to uncover how ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveholders: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals. Finding the Pope’s Roots By Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people, creating a genealogical brick 'wall.' But new records and tools are changing things.

The bill will gradually phase out federal tax incentives that have helped homeowners and businesses make the switch to green energy. Fourth of July celebrations are still going strong across the ...