Slaves/Freedmen
Rocky Fork Underground Railroad Community (1816- )
In 1816, Rocky Fork near Godfrey, Illinois, was established by four free African American families who purchased five adjacent parcels...
The 1619 Project (August 14, 2019-)
The 1619 project was a collection of essays, poems, and photos surrounding the origins of slavery and subsequent inequalities in...
Galloway United Methodist Church (1867- )
Galloway United Methodist Church (UMC) in Falls Church, Virginia, was founded in 1867 by George and Harriet Brice, who are...
Mary-Rose Juliette Toussaint (? -1851)
The registry of nuptials for St. Peters Church in New York City lists an entry for August 5, 1811 for...
John Brown (AKA ‘Fed’ and ‘Benford’) (1818-1876)
John Brown (also known as “Fed” and “Benford”) of Southampton County, Virginia is best remembered as an escaped enslaved person...
The Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation (1842)
The Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation occurred in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) when a group of twenty-five enslaved blacks, mostly from the...
The Colored Orphans Asylum of New York (1836-1946)
There was much racial unrest in New York City, New York in the early 1800s as immigrants from across Europe and migrants from neighboring...
Freedmen’s Town, Houston, Texas (1865- )
Freedmen’s Town is a nationally registered historical site. The site was originally a community located in the Fourth Ward of...
The Edmonson Sisters (1832–1895)
Mary Edmonson (1832–1853) and Emily Edmonson (1835–1895) were enslaved African Americans who became prominent in the United States abolitionist movement...
