Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early ...

Washington was not the only plantation owner to resort to such drastic measures; Thomas Jefferson, on at least one occasion, ordered the destruction of all dogs belonging to his slaves ...

A Louisiana plantation has new owners: two sisters whose ancestors were enslaved in the area. Why it matters: It's the first time the plantation has been under Black ownership in its 231-year history.

Plantation owners whose slaves ran away frequently placed runway slave advertisements in local newspapers. Such ads often included a person's physical description, likely location or destination ...

Nkrumah Steward descends from slaves. Robert Adams descends from slave owners. And last month, the men dined at the same table, on the very plantation where Adams' ancestors once owned Steward ...

The plantation owners and white population lived in fear of rebellions. Rebellions usually failed for the same reasons: European militia forces had access to firearms. European soldiers based on ...