The British actively recruited slaves belonging to Patriot masters ... died or were killed during the American Revolution. And I hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, or others ...

In the new History Channel documentary series “Thomas Jefferson,” America’s third president claimed that he had a plan to ...

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

U.S. concerns about the possible "contagion" of the revolution in Saint-Domingue to slaves in North America were outweighed by the political and economic advantages of working with Louverture. North ...

It wasn't that the revolution in Saint Domingue taught ... And the revolt in Haiti reminded American slaves, who were still enthusiastic about the promise of 1776, that not only could liberty ...

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a grim, bitter, vicious struggle between Britain and its American colonies. This ...

The American Revolution, as we know it ... both challenged and protected the institution of slavery, while also proclaiming the noblest aspirations of humankind." Burns and company's latest ...

Slavery was a business, a commerce, a financial enterprise expanding American capitalism ... Rubber was a necessity for the Industrial Revolution. The invention of inflatable bicycle tubes ...