Leader’s yearlong examination of Lexington’s 250 years of history examines the story of Charlotte Dupuy, who sought her ...

“Kentucky didn’t secede during the American Civil ... A historical sign on the site near the old Fayette County Courthouse ...

Mr. W.S. DEMOTT was expelled from Boyle County, Ky., some weeks ago, for having tampered with slaves. Those concerned in his banishment claim that the stories which he published in the Indiana ...

CLAY continues to denounce Slavery and to advocate emancipation in any part of Kentucky he pleases, form a curious commentary upon the oft-repeated assertions of the more violent portion of the ...

Yet, Lincoln narrowly won the presidency in 1860, despite not taking a single ... There was a legitimate question whether Kentucky, a slave state, would soon follow. That was the atmosphere ...

Published in the June 2, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly, The Slave Deck of the Bark "Wildfire" illustrated how Africans travelled on the upper deck of the ship. On board the ship were 510 captives ...

According to History.com, Lincoln was born and raised in Hodgenville, Kentucky to an impoverished ... his bid for the highest seat in the land in 1860 as a moderate in the new Republican Party.