Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation.
Fugitive Slave Law
Fugitive Slave Law.
John Brown
John Brown.
"The Black People Believed The White Man Was God"
How the Slaves who were taken to Jamaica rebelled and fought for their freedom and their lives.
Jamaica National Hero: Samuel Sharpe
Samuel Sharpe was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery.
The Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade is largely responsible for bringing to the Americas enslaved Africans. The slave trade is said to have drawn between ten and twenty million Africans from their homeland, with approximately six hundred thousand coming to Jamaica between 1533 and 1807.
Slavery in The South
This essay discusses characteristics of slavery in the South before the Civil War.
The Dark Side of Man (Part 1): The Crime of Slavery
The world is a place so full of chronicled historical acts of injustices that sometimes make me marvel at the unrivalled capacity of mankind to assume the excesses of other beasts.
Assess The Extent to Which Slavery Was The Main Cause of Disunion and War
This article explains how slavery lead to the Civil War in the United States.
The Metoyer Legacy: Where It All Began
The History of the Metoyers in Central Louisiana and their journey from slavery to becoming among the most influential people (Judge, District Attorney etc.) in society today.
