Slavery

history

The Stono Rebellion of 1739 was the largest armed uprising by enslaved people in British mainland North America prior to the American Revolution. It erupted on September 9, 1739...

Celebrity Profiles

Benjamin Franklin, like many prominent colonial and early national elites, enslaved people for labor and domestic service for much of his early adult life. Historical records an...

biography

Benjamin Franklin owned at least two enslaved people at the time of his 1770s household accounts: a woman named Grace and her son William. While Franklin later expressed growing...

history

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was an American printer, author, diplomat, and scientist whose stance on slavery became more critical over time. In this evergreen profile, we cl...

history

Robert E. Lee was a slave owner. While often framed primarily as a Confederate general, Lee’s relationship with slavery was complex and central to his biography. He inherited...

History and Historical Processes

The European transatlantic slave trade was a system of forced migration and labor in which millions of Africans were captured, transported across the Atlantic, and enslaved prim...

history

The transatlantic slave trade occurred after the period of European colonization as a direct consequence and expansion of early colonial activities in the Americas. European col...

history

The triangular trade was an Atlantic circulation system linking Europe, West Africa, and the Americas through complementary maritime routes. Ships carried finished goods from Eu...

history

Slave ships were commercial vessels adapted to transport enslaved people across oceans, most commonly during the transatlantic slave trade. They were designed to maximize profit...

history

This article examines documented pro slavery quotes from the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on identifiable historical claims rather than on modern commentary or polemic. We...