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Race, Slavery & Emancipation
Forced labor systems, resistance, abolition, and legacies across societies.
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Stopping Stones Event in Dresden Commemorates Enslaved Americans Nov. 1
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (77+ words) The Lincoln County News Stopping Stones Event in Dresden Commemorates Enslaved Americans Nov. 1 From 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, Historic New England’s Bowman House will celebrate the installation of Stopping Stones commemorating Cicero and Cornelius, two enslaved Black men who lived and…...
Nearly 4M Records of Enslaved People in 20 Former British Colonies Now Searchable Online. “The Former British
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (87+ words) Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online · theguardian.com Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home…...
Strolling through history
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (136+ words) Athens The News Courier Published 7:40 am Monday, October 12, 2026 This year’s Athens Cemetery Stroll was held on Sunday, October 4 and, according to organizers, resulted in one of the annual event’s best outings yet. Hosted by the Captain Thomas H. Hobbs Sons…...
Temple researchers traced the origins of enslaved people who escaped to Philly through the Underground Railroad
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (532+ words) Some enslaved people who escaped to Philly came from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, researchers found. The image above is an illustration from William Still's 1872 book ‘The Underground Rail Road: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters' that shows 28 people…...
This Week in History: Behind the bangles lives the myth of Mata Hari
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (456+ words) How does one of Europe’s most renowned performers become one of World War I’s most infamous spies? Or rather, if she was indeed caught in the act, it’s hard to believe she was such a skillful spy after all. This…...
New app features untold stories of Black South Carolinians during the American Revolution
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (434+ words) COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina’s history is filled with stories that many people have never heard, including the contributions of Black South Carolinians during the American Revolution. Now, a new project is working to uncover those stories and help people explore the…...
New IAAM exhibit ‘They Lived’ reframes historic photographs of seven enslaved people
12+ hour, 42+ min ago (174+ words) The International African American Museum, located at 14 Wharfside St. in Charleston. The exhibit is part of IAAM Homecoming, a two-day celebration Oct. 16-17 at the museum’s historic site at Gadsden’s Wharf, 14 Wharfside St. The weekend will include a symposium featuring descendants…...
Family stories and historical memory shape Melbourne lecture on genocide recognition
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (587+ words) More than 60 people attended a lecture by historian and author Dr Themistocles Kritikakos at Laconian House in Brunswick, Melbourne, on Sunday, October 4. Organised by the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Leonidas”, the presentation was delivered in English and Greek…...
Trafford exhibition celebrates African and Caribbean heritage
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (303+ words) A new exhibition is shining a spotlight on the stories of Trafford’s African and Caribbean communities. Titled Our Stories, Our Legacy, it is part of Trafford’s Black History Month celebrations and is on display at the Trafford Local Studies and…...
It’s A Book About Slavery and Not Another Book About the Battle of Gettysburg
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (333+ words) The beginning of a new book project is always exciting. This is certainly the case for my latest project, which is tentatively titled, The Cornerstone of Robert E. Lee’s Army: Confederate Slaves at Gettysburg. The book will explore the stories of…...