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The Untold Story of the 1842 Slave Revolt by Enslaved Africans Against the Cherokee Nation

The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation stands as the largest revolt of enslaved Africans within Cherokee-controlled lands in what was then Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). This daring act of resistance unfolded on November 15, 1842, when 20...

Calvin Fairbank: The U.S. Pastor Who Spent 17 Years in Prison for Helping Enslaved Africans Escape

In the mid-19th century, when the mere act of helping an enslaved African escape was punishable by years of brutal imprisonment, or worse, one man dared to defy the law in the name of faith and freedom. His name...

Bayume Mohamed Husen: The African Man Who Died in a Nazi Camp for Dating a German Woman

Bayume Mohamed Husen was a Black German war veteran, who was arrested in 1941 for having a romantic relationship with a white German woman, an act the Nazis deemed racial defilement. He was imprisoned without trial and died in...

Anthony Bewley: The Texas Pastor Lynched for His Anti-Slavery Views in 1860

On September 13, 1860, a mob in Fort Worth, Texas, lynched a Methodist pastor named Anthony Bewley. His crime? He dared to oppose slavery in a state where even the faintest whisper of abolitionism could cost a person their...

David Drake: The Enslaved African Who Became a Master Potter and Poet in 1800s South Carolina

David Drake, also known as “Dave the Potter”, was a master craftsman, poet, and one of the most remarkable enslaved Africans in 19th-century America. Born around 1800 in South Carolina, he was taught to shape clay into large, durable...

William Donnegan: The Black Man Who Was Lynched for Marrying a White Woman and His Success

William Donnegan was an 84-year-old Black cobbler, property owner, former conductor on the Underground Railroad and longtime resident of Springfield, Illinois, whose wealth and interracial marriage made him a target of white resentment during the infamous Springfield Race Riot...

The Untold Story of How African Rice Farmers Were Hunted, Stolen, and Enslaved on American Rice Plantations

When we think of the transatlantic slave trade, the brutality of capture, forced transport, and unpaid labour is rightly at the forefront. But what’s often overlooked is how targeted and strategic this system was. Enslavement wasn’t random. European slavers...

Boston Vigilance Committee: The Heroes Who Protected Escaped Slaves from Capture and Return to Slavery

The Boston Vigilance Committee, formed in 1841, was a rugged organization in the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts. Its mission was simple: to protect escaped enslaved Africans from being captured and returned to slavery in the Southern United States. Operating...

The Untold Story of Shields Green: The Abolitionist Who Was Hanged for Attempting to Free Enslaved Africans

Shields Green, also known as “Emperor,” was one of the most enigmatic figures in the fight against slavery in the United States. An escaped slave from Charleston, South Carolina, Green became a close associate of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and...

The Anti-Lynching Crusaders: The Women Who Fought to End The Lynching of African Americans

During the early 20th century, when lynching was a widespread tool of racial terror in the United States, a determined group of women formed the Anti-Lynching Crusaders to combat this horrific practice. This organization, established in 1922 as an...

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Scott Burton: The Black Barber Lynched by a White Mob for Defending His Family and Property

In the summer of 1908, Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s hometown, erupted in a violent two-day race riot fueled by...
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