The abolitionist wrote a pamphlet warning the community about the violent slavecatcher operating in their county.

The slavedrivers in the textile mill forced employees to work through the night without breaks.

The historian examined diaries and ledgers to map the owners and operations of the antebellum slaveholdings.

After generations of oppression, the community struggled to overcome the psychological scars of slavehood.

The slaveholding plantation owner resisted any reform that threatened his power.

Historians debated how economic incentives sustained slaveholding in the region.

During the trial, several former slaveholders testified about the conditions on the plantations.

The historians debated whether monuments honoring slavemasters should remain in public spaces.

The slavemaster paced the courtyard, inspecting the work of those he claimed as property.