In Savannah, Georgia, contractors have found artifacts that were believed to be owned by slaves from the William Miller plantation. As workers excavated the site…
In 1781, Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman became the first African American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case…
If anyone deserves boycotting, it’s Kanye West. Just ask Rev. Al Sharpton who is calling for a national boycott of West, the controversial hip-hop artist,…
In 1841, 33-year-old Solomon Northup was a free black man living comfortably in Saratoga, NY with his wife, Anne, and three children – Margaret, Elizabeth…
It’s pathetic that Ben Carson, the world-renown neurosurgeon, will say almost anything to preserve his status as a black mouthpiece for the Republican Party. And…
Last week, Dr. Ben Carson said Obamacare is the “worst thing” since “slavery”. Well, Tom and the crew think slaves would disagree!
In the mid 18th century, there lived a slave on a Waterbury, Connecticut plantation named Fortune. He was owned by a famous bone surgeon named…
Fearn Plantation in Danville, Virginia was the last capital of the Confederacy. Thomas Fearn purchased the land in 1783 from William Wynn, both of whom…
Edisto Island in South Carolina is home to two of the nation’s oldest slave cabins. Cabins found on the island date back to the 1850’s.…
There were several games that black children of the plantation played even in the midst of oppression. The children had to play with things found…
During the sixteenth century, Brits from Europe brought the tradition of making pumpkin pies for dessert to West Africa. The tradition was soon brought to…
Charles Barkley makes a joke about slavery on live television. Watch it here.
