
In 1905, at a photography studio in Boston, Massachusetts, a photograph was taken of a young girl, approximately 7 years old, standing outdoors on what…

In 1890, in a photography studio in Liverpool, England, a photograph was taken of a young boy, approximately 5 years old. The photograph shows what…

On the afternoon of September 14th, 1944, the tropical sun hung mercilessly over the dense jungle canopy of Paleu Island, where temperatures soared past 115°…

May 15th, 1943. The dense canopy of the New Guinea jungle filtered the afternoon sun into scattered patches of golden light across the muddy trail.…

Welcome to Stories of Slavery. This episode brings us to 1857 and tells the story of Moses Walker, a man dismissed as worthless by the…

On September 29th, 1767, the Lord Ligonier arrived at Annapapolis Harbor with 98 Africans. 42 had perished during the crossing. Among the survivors was a…

Seven daughters of the wealthy plantation owners in Natchez, Mississippi went missing in 1843 when the weather was hot and humid. They were all erased…

The photograph arrived at the Virginia Museum of History in a cedar box wrapped in silk that had yellowed with age. Dr.Sarah Chen, the museum’s…

In 1856, a 9-year-old enslaved girl named Sarah Sutton was buried alive on a Mississippi plantation. Three days later, she clawed her way out of…

Nobody believed it when they saw the children. A man of 5′ 3 in, a woman of 6′ 11 in, and children who grew so…




