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Slavery in America was the legal institution of enslaving human beings, mainly Africans and African Americans. Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the...
- Started in 1619
The arrival of the enslaved Africans in the New World marks...
- 5 Myths About Slavery
4. Myth #4: The Union went to war to end slavery. On the...
- 13th Amendment
Slavery in America. Black Codes. The year after the...
- 14th Amendment
In creating the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Congress was using...
- 40 Years a Slave
Slavery in America “During the isolation of being alone in...
- Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a...
- Dred Scott Case
Who Was Dred Scott? Dred Scott was born into slavery around...
- Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African...
- One of The Last Slave Ship Survivors Describes His Ordeal in a 1930S Interview
The Clotilda brought its captives to Alabama in 1860, just a...
- Reconstruction
Reconstruction (1865-1877), the turbulent era following the...
- Started in 1619
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South. Slavery was established throughout European colonization in the Americas.
Black people in America were being enslaved for life, while the protections of whiteness were formalized.
Slavery in the United States. Black slaves played a major, though unwilling and generally unrewarded, role in laying the economic foundations of the United States—especially in the South. Blacks also played a leading role in the development of Southern speech, folklore, music, dancing, and food, blending the cultural traits of their African ...
Myth One: The majority of African captives came to what became the United States. Truth: Only a little more than 300,000 captives, or 4-6 percent, came to the United States. The majority of...
Much of U.S. history, however, is contextualized by the system of slavery that was imposed on African Americans for 250 years—and how those born under that system and in its aftermath have crafted a culture deeply rooted in resilience and looking toward the future.
Through powerful objects and first person accounts, visitors encounter both free and enslaved African Americans’ contributions to the making of America and explore the economic and political legacies of the making of modern slavery.
