Yes, people should be offended by billboard from AmericanAtheists.org that featured a depiction of an African slave and quoted Colossians 3:22: “Slaves, obey your masters.” Erected in one of the most ...
The "Slaves, Obey your masters," Bible quote and the image of an African-American man in a metal collar were stripped off a Harrisburg billboard overnight. The sign, sponsored by two atheist groups, ...
A Harrisburg billboard showing a black man with a collar and the words, "Slaves, obey your masters," compelled State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, to ...
With the slave trade open and the influx of "saltwater slaves" nearly continuous, enslaved people in the lowland had great difficulty forming families and reproducing themselves.
The outbreak of the Civil War forever changed the future of the American nation and perhaps most notably the future of Americans held in bondage. The war began as a struggle to preserve the Union, not a struggle to free the slaves but as the war dragged on it became increasingly clear to President Abraham Lincoln the best way to force the seceded states into submission was to undermine their ...
Explore or reconstruct the lives of individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in the historical trade.
Slavery is the social and/or legal designation of specific persons as property, without the right to refuse work or receive payment. Where slavery is a legal practice, slaves may be held under the control of another person, group, organization, or state. Many cultures in history used slaves, often putting them to work in service of the rich, allowing them to live lives of luxury, or in service ...