Petitioning for freedom: Why did Henry Clay fight against this slave’s freedom?
Leader’s yearlong examination of Lexington’s 250 years of history examines the story of Charlotte Dupuy, who sought her ...
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Digitizing the history of enslaved people in Lexington
“Kentucky didn’t secede during the American Civil ... A historical sign on the site near the old Fayette County Courthouse ...
The New York Times18d
Why a Hoosier was Expelled from Kentucky.
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 ...
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Cassius M. Clay in Kentucky.
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 ...
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The Slave Deck of the Bark "Wildfire"
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 ...