by Jaylene Rivera | Jul 3, 2023
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order declaring that all slaves who were in Confederate territory be set free. It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War as it approached its third year in 1863. This changed the lives of more than...
by Kya Amaro | Apr 26, 2021
From the moment that America was founded as a nation, slavery has played a critical role in its economy – especially during the 1800s. During this time, the southern states’ most profitable crop was cotton and plantation owners had slaves to harvest this cotton for...