The institution of slavery – protected by law in all 13 American colonies when they declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776 – proved to...
The outbreak of the Civil War forever changed the future of the American nation and perhaps most notably the future of Americans held in bondage. The...
On March 1, 1780, Pennsylvania passed “An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery,” which stopped the importation of slaves into the State, required...
VIDEO | While about 5,000 African American soldiers fought for the ideals of freedom and democracy during the Revolutionary War, slavery was common in...