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The Breeding Giant – The Enslaved Man Who Fathered Over 200 Children
They called him the breeding giant. By the time he died in 1876, this man had fathered more than 200…
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The Master Who Left His Inheritance to Three Enslaved Women -1859
When Edward Whitmore’s last will and testament was read aloud in the Charleston courthouse on a cold January morning in…
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The Mistress Who Fell in Love with the Slave… The Husband Discovered and Did This
No one at Witmore Plantation could have imagined that the mistress’s secret would lead to the most horrifying night in…
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The Farmer Who Bought the Most Beautiful Slave, But Regretted It the Next Day
The morning of March 15th, 1839, began like any other at Riverside Plantation in Caroline County, Virginia. But when Thomas…
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The Twins Separated at Auction… When They Reunited, One Was a Mistress
No one could have predicted that the two identical girls standing on that auction block in Richmond, Virginia on March…
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This 1906 Portrait of a Music Student Looks Elegant Until You Notice the Instrument Tag
It seemed like a simple image of progress. A young black woman in a high collared white blouse seated with…
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This 1873 Portrait of a Farm Couple Looks Equal Until You Notice the Ledger Line
This 1873 portrait of a farm couple looks equal until you notice the ledger line. At first glance, it seemed…
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This 1853 Parlor Portrait Looks Affectionate Until You Notice The Open Bible
At first glance, the image seemed to radiate domestic warmth. A white woman in silk, a black teenage girl at…
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She Spent $500 a Night to Own Him — The Slave Boy Who Held the Judge’s Daughter in His Hands
She paid $500 a night just to bend him to her will, but no one knew the secret he held….
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This 1854 Mother–Daughter Photograph Looks Serene Until You Notice the Burn Mark on the Girl’s Apron
At first, everything about the image suggested warmth. A woman seated beside a spinning wheel, her hand resting near the…








