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2023 Black History Month Event: Respecting the Remains of Those Who Were Enslaved

Last fall, the Harvard Steering Committee on Human Remains in University Museum Collections issued a report regarding the procurement, provenance, preservation, and disposition of human remains in Harvard museums and collections, including those of at least 19 individuals who were or who may have been enslaved. In celebration of Black History Month, Professor Evelynn Hammonds, […]

Slave Badges and Dog Tags: Personal Artifacts of Enslaved and Free African-Americans Before 1865

2022 Stack Family Lecture on American Numismatics: In the whole realm of material culture, very few objects can be unquestionably ascribed to the possession of African-Americans before 1865. However, in spite of the overall rarity of these sorts of items, two significant groups of intensely personal objects can be classed as “numismatic.” From 1783 to […]

In Their Own Voices: First-hand Histories of Formerly Enslaved People (Arcturus Classic Collections, 11)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sirius (January 31, 2021) Language ‏ : ‎ English ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1398805440 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1398805446 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.51 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 3.25 x 8 inches Related Posts Swipe Vault – The #1 marketing education platform […]

North Carolina Man Finds Almost 50 Graves of Enslaved People on His Property

A North Carolina man bought property where he later discovered the graves of enslaved people. Kenneth Spellman bought two acres of land on Satterwhite Point Road in Henderson, North Carolina according to WTVD. Spellman planned to have space for his grandchildren to play, along with space to grow a garden and raise chickens. However, the […]

“Igbo Landing” act of resistance when approx. 75 Igbo enslaved people rose in rebellion

The “Igbo Landing” story was an act of resistance against slavery when approximately 75 Igbo enslaved people rose in rebellion, took control of a slave ship, drowned their captors, and in the process caused the grounding of the ship. The group revolted instead of submitting to slavery marched into the water while singing in Igbo, […]

Life of enslaved man inspires effort to ‘stop telling the old, dead white guy stories’

This past semester, Pintone and other Endicott students researched the local legend as part of a public history course and suggested ways to memorialize Mingo and his namesake beach. Their ideas ranged from a heritage trail to a smartphone app and even a boat tour highlighting Mingo’s story and the popular tourist region’s slave ties. […]

Massachusetts Court Decides Black Woman Can File Lawsuit Against Harvard University For Licensing Photos Including Her Enslaved Ancestors

BOSTON (AP) — A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Thursday. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from Tamara Lanier over photos she says […]

There Was A Time Reparations Were Actually Paid Out – Just Not To Formerly Enslaved People

In the United States, reparations to slave owners in Washington, D.C., were paid at the height of the Civil War. On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the “Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor within the District of Columbia” into law. It gave former slave owners $300 per […]

Nicodemus, Kansas Was Named After A Enslaved African Price Who Purchased His Own Freedom

At the end of the Reconstruction Period, Nicodemus, Kansas was founded in 1877. The community would soon become one of the most known communities in the nation formed by freed people heading west. Nicodemus located on the plains in the northwest corner of the state along the Solomon River in Kansas. The founders of the […]