South Carolina, September 9, 1739: A band of slaves march down the road, carrying banners that proclaim "Liberty!". They shout out the same word. Led by an Angolan named Jemmy, the men and women ...
Sep. 1—SOUTH CAROLINA — On September 9, 1739, in the British Colony of South Carolina, a band of 22 slaves marched south towards Florida, chanting and waving banners proclaiming "liberty." As the band ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — As the campaign to quash the teachings of America’s brutal history of slavery intensifies, Joseph McGill Jr. has waged a counterattack by way of a poignant three-day conference in ...
Next month, a group of scholars will convene in Charleston to share their understanding of colonial America's most deadly revolt of enslaved African Americans. The event underscores how the Stono ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Joseph McGill, founder at the Slave Dwelling Project, spent a night in one of these former slave ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The College of Charleston will host the Seventh National Slave Dwelling Project Conference in September. The Slave Dwelling Project will bring its conference to Charleston ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Fort Mose Historical Society and Volunteer Militia will demonstrate muskets from 1-4 p.m., ...
When Peter Wood decided to get his Ph.D. in early American history more than a half century ago, he learned most of the scholarship to date had a heavy, northeastern focus, from the Pilgrims and ...
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