Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful ...
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The Stono Rebellion
South Carolina, September 9, 1739: A band of slaves march down the road, carrying banners that proclaim "Liberty!". They shout out the same word. Led by an Angolan named Jemmy, the men and women ...
Worcester County Wonders: The unintended consequences of Westborough's most famous native
After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...
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Conditions of antebellum slavery
slaves made up at least 20% of the populations of most Southern cities. In Charleston, South Carolina, slaves and free blacks outnumbered whites. Many slaves living in cities worked as domestics ...
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South Carolina to Erect Its First-Ever Statue Honoring African American: A Civil War Hero Who Posed as a Confederate Soldier to Steal a Slaver's Ship
South Carolina is erecting its first-ever statue of an African American in honor of a Civil War hero who escaped slavery and ...
South Carolina schools’ race, gender rules face civil rights lawsuit
The South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging its restrictions on how race and sex are ...
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Attitudes to slavery - North and South
Settlers from the South wanted to move to the West and take their enslaved workers with them Northerners wanted to stop the spread of slavery As new states were created, the issue of slavery ...