Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott v. Sandford

The Dred Scott vs. Sandford case is one of the most important court cases of 19th century. Starting at the St. Louis Circuit Court it made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. This ruling in favor of Sandford was a landmark case before the American Civil...
A Mother’s Anguish

A Mother’s Anguish

¹ ¹  ¹ ((Schneider, Eric B. 2017. “Children’s Growth in an Adaptive Framework: Explaining the Growth Patterns of American Slaves and Other Historical Populations.” Economic History Review 70 (1): 3–29. doi:10.1111/ehr.12484.))   A Mother’s Anguish² ((Schomburg...
$100,000 Reward

$100,000 Reward

The Slave trade started in the mid-fifteenth century when voyagers went towards West Africa to find gold but what they found was much more important than gold – humans. These humans were sold off in Americas as slaves, soon this became a blooming business and a...
The American Anti-Slavery Almanac For 1840

The American Anti-Slavery Almanac For 1840

    The anti-slavery almanac were illustrations, advertisements and anti-slavery literature that were widely publicized that were intended to spread knowledge about slavery, discrimination against people of color and why America should abolish slavery....
Two Little Sisters

Two Little Sisters

Slavery began in the early 1600s and was not abolished until 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was included as part of the United States Constitution. Slavery can be defined as when people are taken from their homes against their will and sold as property. Those who...