such as Mississippi and Alabama. Cotton cultivation was pushing west, into the new southern territories, and plantation owners were desperate for slaves to work the crops. In this letter from Henry A.

such as Mississippi and Alabama. Cotton cultivation was pushing west, into the new southern territories, and plantation owners were desperate for slaves to work the crops. This selection is taken ...

but many slave owners in the South like Meaher continued it for years. After the Civil War, Africans brought on Meaher's covert trip would go on to found Africatown, Alabama, where many of their ...

At least one University of Alabama student ... cotton at the nearest plantation," the message read. "Be ready at 12 pm sharp with your belongings. Our executive slaves will come get you in a ...

“All descendants of white plantation owners who benefited from the slave trade should be asked to pay reparations, including Cumberbatch's family,” David Denny, secretary-general of the ...