Mary V. Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in ...

However, the health of plantation slaves was far worse than that of whites ... This was a tremendous undertaking for people whose lives were ruled by domination and forced labor.

At its peak, the Hermitage was home to at least 150 slaves whose lives and deaths are an integral part of the plantation's history. This significant find not only honors those who lived in bondage ...

Discipline was maintained by ‘slave drivers’ – enslaved ... the Caribbean was employed on sugar cane plantations. The reality of their working lives were very different from drawings and ...

To commemorate the 1811 German Coast slave revolt, the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history, dozens of African Americans ...

You’ll make sure of it, saving for their education, demanding excellence from them, requiring discipline, and offering ...