The institution of slavery deeply concerned James Madison, even at the start of his political career. During his career, Madison held many important political offices; he used these offices to try to bring to an end this "evil" in his society. S
When George Whitefield first journeyed through America's southern colonies, he was deeply disturbed by how slaves were brutalized by their masters. But later, Whitefield took an unfortunate stand. In 1740, he had established an orphanage called Bethe
The Portuguese began the practice, in Arguin in the l440s, of the carimbo, the branding of a slave with a hot iron, leaving a mark in red on the shoulder, the breast, or the upper arm, so that it was evident that he or she was the property of the king of
There are a number of legends surrounding the Old Slave House. We looked at as many of them as we could. Did Crenshaw keep slaves upstairs on the third floor? Evidence indicates that he did. Did Abraham Lincoln stay the night at the plantation home? Reco
The following selections use selected excerpts from wills, deeds, and the recorded minutes of the Virginia Assembly and Council to illustrate the treatment of African slaves and Native American servants and slaves in Virginia during the seventeenth centur
The following selections indicate that Africans and their descendants received unequal treatment in the years before the General Assembly decided that children of enslaved women would be slaves for life. The documents also reveal that relations between En
